Text, photographs, and diagrams introduce floods and blizzards, describing what they are, how they affect the land, and how people prepare for them. Includes instructions for an experiment.
A 14-year-old boy who feels he has been a disappointment to his family proves himself by his heroic action during a great flood in the Connecticut River Valley.
A teenage boy saves a grown man from drowning and must overcome his resulting fear of water to rescue his best friends during a heavy flood in rural Arkansas.
Examines the links between climate and culture by looking at the long-term effects of El Nino on weather patterns over the past five millennia and studying the impact on human civilization during that time.
Mei Mei and Chang's life in their Chinese village takes a drastic turn after the Yangtze River begins to rise and sweeps the houses, trees, animals, and people along its path.
When the Sea King declares war on the small kingdoms of Norland, and forbids any ships from sailing on the rising waters that threaten to flood humanity, a princess must awaken an ancient killer to save the world.
