Natural disasters

Details the power of floods, the ability to predict them and the efforts to recover in their aftermath.

Explains the causes of droughts, discusses where they occur and their aftermath, and describes droughts throughout history.

Presents a study of hurricanes, typhoons, and cyclones and describes how they are formed, what a storm surge is, the damage that can occur from them, and how scientists and meteorologists can track them and plot their path.

Explains why and where volcanic eruptions happen and their effect on human life.

Describes how and why landslides happen, discusses the damage they cause, explains ways to avoid and survive them, and looks at some of history's worst landslides.

Explains why droughts occur, describes the damage they cause and the difficulty in predicting them, and looks at some of the worst droughts in history.

Explains why avalanches occur, describes the damage they cause, looks at efforts to predict the disasters, and discusses some of the worst avalanches in history.

Examines the formation and eruption of volcanoes, describes the damage they can cause, looks at some of history's most destructive eruptions, and explains how to survive a volcano eruption.

Photographs, diagrams, and easy-to-follow text help students learn about tsunamis, explaining what causes them, how they travel, and why they are so devastating.

Explains the causes of tornadoes, discusses where they occur and their aftermath, and describes tornadoes throughout history.