| Series |
World Book's library of natural disasters
World Book's library of natural disasters. ^A1378338
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| Contents |
What is an earthquake? -- Drifting plates -- The San Francisco earthquake -- Seismic waves -- Earthquake scales -- What happens during an earthquake? -- The Armenian earthquake of 1988 -- Earthquake and fire in Tokyo -- The Kobe earthquake -- Sinking into the earth -- The Mexico City earthquake -- Tsunamis -- 2011 Japanese earthquake and tsunami -- The Lisbon earthquake of 1755 -- Landslides and floods -- Avalanche in the andes -- The Tangshan earthquake -- An earthquake in the Himalayas -- The Chilean earthquake -- Monitoring and predicting earthquakes -- 2008 Sichuan earthquake -- Preparing for earthquakes -- 2010 Haiti earthquake. |
| Abstract |
"A discussion of earthquakes, describing their characteristics, formation, and impacts. Features descriptions of significant earthquakes from history"-- Provided by publisher. |
| General note | Includes glossary and index. |
| General note | At head of title: Library of natural disasters. |
| Audience |
1100 Lexile |
| LCCN | 2017054253 |
| ISBN | 9780716699316 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 0716699311 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 9780716699286 (set) |
| ISBN | 0716699281 (set) |
