floods

Explains why floods occur, examines the damage that can be caused by flood waters, and offers tips on how to survive a flood. Includes a look at some of history's worst floods.

Describes how and why floods happen, discusses the damage they cause and ways to control them, and looks at some of history's most destructive floods.

Prompted by a terrible flood, a seemingly unheroic group of little people sets out on a quest to restore an ancient treasure and make the valley of the Watercress safe again.

Examines how communities are working to minimalize the damage caused by fires and floods.

Explains the causes and effects of tidal waves and flooding and examines their environmental impact.

Discusses the different types of floods, including what causes them, the damage they do, how people deal with them, and historic floods that have occurred in the United States.

Explains why floods occur, describes the effects of flooding, and discusses methods of flood prevention and control.

Sixteen-year-old Celestia is a wealthy member of the South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club, where she meets and falls in love with Peter, a hired hand who lives in the valley below, and by the time of the torrential rains that lead to the disastrous Johnstown flood of 1889, she has been disowned by her family and is staying with him in Johnstown. Includes an author's note and historical timeline.

Examines the Buffalo Creek disaster of February 1972 which unleashed one hundred thirty million gallons of water and coal waste into the Buffalo Creek Valley killing one hundred twenty-five people and leaving thousands homeless and the lawsuit against the coal company by the four thousand survivors.

An account of the great midwestern flood of 1993.