Nature's Fury
9 total works
The 'Our Angry Planet' series takes an in-depth look at natural disasters, the causes and effects on people and landscapes.
Each title in this series looks at a different natural disaster, its causes, and effect on people and landscapes. Case study panels give stories of famous disasters, and NASA satellite photos are included to show the impact on landscapes and settlements.
'Hurricane' looks at their causes, and their effects on people and landscapes. It includes NASA satellite photos showing impacts on landscapes and settlements.
What is it like to witness an earthquake? This book looks at the Haitian and other earthquakes, using first-hand accounts to describe events and people's experiences, providing multiple perspectives from eyewitnesses, survivors, the emergency services, scientists and the media.
Forest Fire! describes how, why and where forest fires happen. It looks at the different types of forest fire and their impact on people, animals and the landscape.
"Hurricane!" describes how and where hurricanes, cyclones and typhoons happen. It looks at how they form at sea and the destruction they can cause when they hit land.
Earthquake! descibes how and where earthquakes happen, the destruction that they cause and how scientists try to predict where where they will happen next.
Flood! describes why and how floods happen and asks questions like - How did Hurricane Katrina cause New Orleans to flood in 2005.