Lampton, Christopher

Describes a hurricane experience and its destruction. Explains how the weather bureau can detect, measure, predict and warn people about a hurricane experience. Discusses the means of protecting oneself.

Describes the formation of a coral reef, its ecosystem, and the current problem of dying reefs--possibly caused by global warming.

Discusses the formation, composition, and movement of the sun and explains the importance of this star to life on Earth.

Explains various theories about how dramatic changes in the earth's surface could have caused periodic mass extinctions, with an emphasis on the disappearance of the dinosaurs.

Presents the history of rocketry from the "Chinese arrow" to the space shuttle with emphasis on the work of such people as Congreve, Tsiolkovsky, Goddard, and Von Braun.

Traces the life and achievements of German rocket scientist Wernher von Braun from his childhood dreams of human interplanetary travel to their realization as von Braun became a prominent figure in modern rocketry.

Examines the birth and death of the extremely bright exploding stars known as supernovae and their effects on history and science.

Describes the process of atomic fusion and explores the dangers and promise of regarding it as a major source of energy in the future.

Discusses the causes of chemical accidents, describes such disasters as the Bhopal catastrophe, and examines how such accidents can be prevented.

Describes the causes and disastrous effects of tidal waves, as well as a history of the most devastating ones around the world.