TY  - BOOK
AU  - Watts, Claire
AU  - Day, Trevor
TI  - Natural Disasters: Confront the awsome power of nature-from earthquakes and tsunamis to hurricanes and volcanoes
T2  - Eyewitness
SN  - 9781465438089
U1  - 363 
PY  - 2006///
CY  - New York
PB  - Dorling Kindersley
KW  - Science
KW  - UOI
KW  - Social Problems
KW  - Weather
KW  - Earth Science
N2  - Become an eyewitness to the weird and wonderful ways of our world, from tsunamis to tornadoes, and discover nature's awesome potential with this Eyewitness guide. See how earthquakes, floods and hurricanes affect what lies in their path, and what measures we can use to protect ourselves from Mother Nature. Follow the journey of some of the most catastrophic disasters, and witness the rescue operations that followed. Learn, too, about the equipment used to predict natural disasters, from tsunami magnitude to the earthquake Richter scale and how studies help predict hurricanes, prevent avalanches, control wildfires, and survive earthquakes
ER  -