floods

Describes some of the world's great flood disasters, why floods occur, and how people have learned to live with floods.

Details the disastrous floods that occurred in nine midwestern states when ten times the average amount of rain fell during the spring and early summer of 1993.

An account of the great Johnstown, Pennsylvania, flood of 1889, when a dam failed and over two thousand people died, making this one of the worst peacetime disasters in the history of the United States.

Manny joins a herd of fellow mammoths, who struggle to escape a flood caused by the melting ice.

Discusses what causes floods, different types of floods, how floods destroy, and predicting floods.

Describes the causes of flooding, methods for controlling floodwater, and how meteorologists can forecast flooding events.

Jimmy, his sister Lavada, and their mother join the townspeople of Princeville to try and save their community after Hurricane Floyd destroys their town.

Explains the various types of floods, provides a history of famous floods, and discusses the latest trends in flood prevention and control.

This book describes floods, including their causes, prediction, and effects.