floods

On a fishing trip in Wyoming, siblings Seb and Sami become trapped by a flash flood and must find a way to get back across the river.

After a summer of nine typhoons in 1931, the dams on the Yangtze River in China broke, completely flooding nearby towns and farms. Twelve-year-old Ting wakes up to a house full of water and her parents nowhere to be found. It's up to her to lead her younger brother and others to safety, battling high waters and greedy characters along the way. Will the children survive to be reunited with their parents? In graphic novel format.

As Charlotte watches her home and town being destroyed in a flood she sadly laments her loss, but in the midst of her anguish she soon discovers the power of healing through kindness.

"In early September 1900, twelve-year-old Carrie of Galveston is looking forward to spending Saturday night at her friend's house, until her parents are invited to a very important party and she is forced to stay home and take care of her little brother; but a boring chore turns into a nightmare when the storm surge from the Great Hurricane hits and their house is swept off its foundation--and Carrie must think quickly and not panic if she is going to keep herself and her brother alive"--Provided by publisher.

Una discusi?n de inundaciones, describiendo sus caracter?sticas, patrones de ocurrencia e impactos. Cuenta con descripciones de inundaciones repentinas significativas y eventos de inundaci?n de la historia.

Explains the science behind climate change.

Los lectores aprender?n por qu? ocurren los tsunamis, c?mo funciona el Sistema de Alerta de Tsunami y c?mo sobrevivir a un tsunami.

"Dan and Pete are excited to have a sleepover at Dan's house while their parents are away. Their excitement turns to fear when the dam breaks and a killer flood smashes through town. The boys decide to stay put until they realize that Dan's elderly neighbors may be in danger. When they reach the neighbors' house, they find one of them near death. His lifesaving medicine is under water, and his wife is too old to make her way to town to get more. Both boys brave the flood to go find help"--Publisher's website.

Examines a variety of man-made and natural disasters, their causes, and the ways in which people have rebuilt and recovered in the aftermath.