Natural disasters

Provides information about floods, explaining how and why they happen, discussing flood prevention, and looking at the aftermath of floods. Includes a related activity that demonstrates how different soils absorb water differently.

Color photos fill this overview of volcanoes, which describes how they form and erupt, volcano groups, and the effects of eruptions; explains how to make a model volcano; and lists related books and Web sites.

Illustrations and simple text introduce young readers to earthquakes and what causes them.

Explains how and why ice storms form, discusses the damage they can cause, looks at ways to predict them, and examines some of history's most disastrous ice storms.

Examines the nature, origins, and dangers of floods and discusses how to prevent them and protect against them.

Discusses different kinds of forest fires, what causes them, where they occur, and how they can be prevented.

Describes the forces that cause earthquakes; famous earthquakes in history; the possible environmental effects, such as global warming; and earthquake predictions and precautions.

Explains the different types of volcanoes, where they are located, what causes them to erupt, and how people protect themselves from an eruption.

Describes tsunamis, where they occur, what causes them, and what can be done to protect people from them.

Explains what earthquakes are, why they happen, how they are studied, and how to protect yourself in an earthquake.