A Disaster! book

A blizzard occurs when severe snow is accompanied by low temperatures and wind. Details development, warning signs, destructive force and self protection for these winder disasters.

This book investigates the causes and effects of famine, gives accounts of famine throughout history, and presents ways in which famines can be prevented.

Describes how and why oil spills happen, the damage such accidents can do to the environment, and methods used to clean up spills.

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.

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.

Introduces various kinds of insects that have wreaked havoc on humanity over the centuries, including locusts, mosquitoes, killer bees, and fruit flies.

Discusses nuclear energy, its source, how it works, and, giving the examples of Three Mile Island and Chernobyl, how dangerous it can be when things go wrong.

A blizzard occurs when severe snow is accompanied by low temperatures and wind. Details development, warning signs, destructive force and self protection for these winter disasters.