Droughts

Contributor(s): World Book, Inc
Language: English Series: World Book's library of natural disasters ; #2Publisher: Chicago : World Book, 2009Edition: Second editionDescription: 47 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 28 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780716698197Subject(s): Droughts -- Juvenile literatureDDC classification: 363.34929
Contents:
What is a drought? -- The impacts of drought -- In town and country -- Droughts of the past -- Heat waves -- Europe 1975?1976 -- Wind and dust -- Dust Bowl -- Measuring drought -- Seasons and cycles -- On the Great Plains -- Wildfires -- Deforestation -- Along the Amazon -- Desertification -- In the Sahel -- Famine -- Crisis in Africa -- Planning ahead -- Living with drought.
Summary: "A discussion of a major type of natural disaster, including descriptions of some of the most destructive; explanations of these phenomena, what causes them, and where they occur; and information about how to prepare for and survive these forces of nature. Features include an activity, glossary, list of resources, and index"--Provided by publisher.
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GENERAL REFERENCE 		363.34929 D838 2009 (Browse shelf) v.2 Available CITU-EL-5157
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363.3492 H351 2009 Heat waves 363.34923 T632 2009 Tornadoes 363.34925 B619 2009 Blizzards 363.34929 D838 2009 Droughts 363.3493 F659 2009 Floods 363.3494 T789 2009 Tsunamis and seiches 363.3495 Ea76 2009 Earthquakes

Includes glossary and index

Includes bibliographical references

What is a drought? -- The impacts of drought -- In town and country -- Droughts of the past -- Heat waves -- Europe 1975?1976 -- Wind and dust -- Dust Bowl -- Measuring drought -- Seasons and cycles -- On the Great Plains -- Wildfires -- Deforestation -- Along the Amazon -- Desertification -- In the Sahel -- Famine -- Crisis in Africa -- Planning ahead -- Living with drought.

"A discussion of a major type of natural disaster, including descriptions of some of the most destructive; explanations of these phenomena, what causes them, and where they occur; and information about how to prepare for and survive these forces of nature. Features include an activity, glossary, list of resources, and index"--Provided by publisher.

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