floods

Explains what floods are, where and why they occur, and what conditions are like during a flood, and discusses how people prepare for and cope with flood conditions.

Explains what causes floods and what effects they have on people's lives.

Examines the nature and causes of floods, their impact on society, and ways of defending against them.

When a cheaply constructed dam above Johnstown, Pennsylvania bursts under the onslaught of torrential rains, Christina and her family struggle to escape the floodwater which bears down upon their town.

One fictional Midwestern family is forced to leave their home during the flooding of the Mississippi River in 1993.

During the Vermont flood of 1927, a girl and her grandparents share their new hilltop house with neighbors and animals.

Katje, a cat in fifteenth-century Holland, loses her happy place in her master's home after he gets married and has a baby, but she gets a chance to prove her worth when a threatening storm comes.

"Explores the climate patterns El Ni?o and La Ni?a, including the causes and effects, how scientists study and track them, and stories from survivors and rescue workers who witnessed the weather disasters caused by them"--Provided by publisher.

Explains how monsoons and floods come about and how they affect the land and people in their paths, also covering such topics as flood supply kits and emergency plans, and includes a hands-on project.

Describes the characteristics of floods, explains how they happen, looks at flood survival strategies, and presents related historical data.