Describes the 1980 eruption of Mount Saint Helens and the effects on those who experienced it firsthand.
The Ranger Rick Travels series celebrates the fascinating world around us, from natural phenomena such as weather and volcanoes, to the planet's myriad ecosystems - deserts, mountains, rainforests, shorelines, and more! This book will have readers exploring the rainforests of the world, containing fun facts, quizzes, games and color photographs throughout!
Shattering Earthquakes (Awesome Forces of Nature (Paperback)) (Awesome Forces of Nature)
by Louise A Spilsbury and Richard Spilsbury
This series introduces readers to natural events that can change people's lives and the landscape, with case studies of recent and historic disasters and incidents. Each book looks at what causes natural disasters to happen, how people are affected by them, and the work of the emergency services and aid organizations. The books introduce measuring equipment, how it is used and who collects it. They look at how professionals use weather data to predict local and national weather, and climate chan...
Most of the Earth's changes happen over millions of years, but earthquakes can force significant changes to the land in just a few moments. Readers will learn the science of plate tectonics and its role in the development of earthquakes around the globe. They will also learn that not all rocks are created equal. In fact, rocks are all different ages! This book concludes with images of the damage and destruction that earthquakes can cause.
Earth's Explosive Power
by David Armentrout and Patricia Armentrout
New True Books (New True Books: Nature (Paperback)) (New True Books: Science (Paperback))
by Helen J Challand
1906 San Francisco Earthquake (Disasters (Gareth Stevens))
by Tim Cooke
What Happens When Volcanoes Erupt? (What Happens When-- ?)
by Daphne Butler