TY - BOOK AU - Watts, Claire AU - Day, Trevor TI - Natural Disasters T2 - Eyewitness SN - 9780241553022 U1 - 363 PY - 2022/// CY - London PB - DK KW - Natural Disasters KW - Social Problems KW - Consequences KW - Climate Change KW - Earth KW - Earthquake KW - Tsunami KW - Volcano KW - Hurricane KW - Wildfire KW - Pandemic KW - Infectious Diseases KW - Drought KW - Flood N1 - with Timeline, Glossary and Index; Grades 4-7; 1220L N2 - Become an eyewitness to the weird and wonderful ways of our world, from tsunamis to tornadoes, and discover nature's awesome potential with this Eyewitness guide. See how earthquakes, floods and hurricanes affect what lies in their path, and what measures we can use to protect ourselves from Mother Nature. Follow the journey of some of the most catastrophic disasters, and witness the rescue operations that followed. Learn, too, about the equipment used to predict natural disasters, from tsunami magnitude to the earthquake Richter scale and how studies help predict hurricanes, prevent avalanches, control wildfires, and survive earthquakes ER -