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1) Tsunamis
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
An illustrated look at the causes, destructive force and study of tsunamis.
3) Tsunamis
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Shows how math skills can be used to learn more about tsunamis, including the triggers, the difference from regular waves, and where they occur most often.
Author
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
"The ground beneath our feet may seem safe and solid, but earthquakes, volcanic blasts and other hazardous natural phenomena leave us in no doubt that this isn't the case. The Earth is a dynamic planet of shifting tectonic plates that is responsive to change, particularly when there is a dramatic climate transition. We know that at the end of the last Ice Age, as the great glaciers disappeared, the release in pressure allowed the crust beneath to...
Series
Fierce earth volume Series 1
Pub. Date
[2014], c2013
Language
English
Description
In this Fierce Earth special, Clare and Leo head to Death Valley in California which is officially the hottest place in the entire world, with record-breaking temperatures of a sizzling 57 degrees centigrade. The pair endure a special test to work out what color clothing is the best to wear in heat; Clare finds out what it's like to go to school in the world's hottest place; Leo becomes one of the first people in the world to climb the hidden canyons....
Pub. Date
[2014], c2013
Language
English
Description
In the West we think of devastating tsunamis as events that happen elsewhere in the world - across the far seas and in news bulletins on our televisions, affecting nations vulnerable to the Earth's seismic instability. But what would happen across the world if a tsunami was triggered by a major landslide in the Atlantic Ocean? Where would it hit, and would we survive? How would we cope in the aftermath? Could We Survive a Mega-Tsunami reveals that...
17) Swallow's dance
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"A priestess by birth on the Bronze Age island that is now Santorini, Leira finds her coming-of-age training cut short when an earthquake destroys her town and leaves her powerful mother disabled. Warned by an oracle that worse is yet to come, the family flees to Crete but finds no sanctuary. A tsunami sends the island into anarchy and Leira must hide her noble status and learn new kinds of strength to help what remains of her family to survive."--Provided...
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Through narrative nonfiction text, readers hear stories from survivors of the earthquake and tsunami that struck more than a dozen countries in the Indian Ocean in 2004. Additional features to aid comprehension include a table of contents, a fast-fact section, fact-filled captions and callouts, a timeline of the disaster, infographics, a glossary, a listing of source notes, sources for further research, and an introduction to the author.
19) Tsunamis
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Vivid photographs and easy-to-read text explore the science behind how tsunamis form, where they most commonly occur, and how people can best stay safe during one.
20) The science of natural disasters: the devastating truth about volcanoes, earthquakes, and tsunamis
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Learn about different natural disasters and what causes them.
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