Presents a brief study of the December 2004 tsunami that struck Southeast Asia, and describes how tsunamis are formed, their destructive forces, and the aftermath.
Spine title: Volcanoes, earthquakes, and powerful storms. Examines the greatest forces of nature and explains what humans have learned from studying them.
In the process of coping with a series of earthquakes which strike the frontier town of New Madrid in 1811 and 1812, fifteen-year-old Laurel discovers an unexpected romance.
Tells the story of an earthquake, featuring illustrations and descriptions of the same location as it may have appeared at different intervals of time, from 1000 B.C. to the early twenty-first century; focusing on events in Japan.
A major earthquake hits while you are visiting San Francisco. You see an old man who needs help but your friend may be in even bigger trouble. What should you do?.