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Author
Publisher
The History Press
Publication Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
In 1890, a driving straight-line wind on Lake Pepin overturned the Sea Wing, killing ninety-eight people within minutes in the worst marine tragedy in Minnesota history. In 1940, a raging blizzard trapped duck hunters on islands in the Mississippi River and left motorists stranded across the region, leaving dozens injured or dead. Then, in 1965, flood waters of the Mississippi River and its vast network of tributaries kept area residents in fear for...
Author
Publisher
Teacher Created Materials
Publication Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (64 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps.
Language
English
Description
Details some of the most destructive and deadly man-made disasters around the world. Examines why they occurred and how we have learned new ways to prevent them from happening again.
Author
Publisher
KidHaven Publishing, an imprint of Greenhaven Publishing, LLC
Publication Date
2020.
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Discusses the different types of environmental disasters, including industrial disasters, agricultural disasters, and biodiversity disasters.
Author
Language
English
Description
On September 1, 1894 two forest fires converged on the town of Hinckley, Minnesota, trapping over 2,000 people. Daniel J. Brown recounts the events surrounding the fire in the first and only book on to chronicle the dramatic story that unfolded. Whereas Oregon's famous "Biscuit" fire in 2002 burned 350,000 acres in one week, the Hinckley fire did the same damage in five hours. The fire created its own weather, including hurricane-strength winds, bubbles...
Author
Publisher
Teacher Created Materials
Publication Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (64 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps.
Language
English
Description
Discusses a variety of different natural disasters that occur on the Earth, such as earthquakes, fires, tornadoes, and tsunamis.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Publication Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
47 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
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Description
"From Caldecott Honor-winning author-illustrator Steve Jenkins comes an in-depth look at the world's natural disasters, broken down into four distinct categories: earth, weather, life, and space. From timelines of causes and outcomes of each disaster, graphs highlighting humans' effect on the earth, and a text teeming with fresh, unexpected, and accurate information ready for readers to easily devour, Disasters by the Numbers is unmatched and sure...
8) Wildfires
Author
Publisher
ABDO Publishing Company
Publication Date
2025
Physical Desc
128 p. : chiefly col. ill. ; 27 cm
Language
English
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Description
Wildfires introduces readers to these widespread, destructive fires. Readers will learn about how and why wildfires happen, predicting and preparing for wildfires, and the effects of wildfires. The book explores how climate change affects wildfires and describes key wildfires in history. Features include infographics, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Early Encyclopedias...
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Publication Date
2010
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (118 min) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Eli walks alone in post-apocalyptic America. He heads west along the Highway of Death on a mission he doesn't fully understand but knows he must complete. In his backpack is the last copy of a book that could become the wellspring of a revived society. Or in the wrong hands, the hammer of a despot. Eli keeps his blade sharp and his survival instincts sharper as his quest thrusts him into a savage wasteland.
11) Natural hazards
Author
Publisher
Seahorse Publishing
Publication Date
[2025]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (24 pages) : color illustrations.
Language
English
Description
Explores Earth's natural geological, hydrological, and meteorological hazards. Discusses how these are predicted, and how to stay safe during them. Includes color photographs, a career profile, a scientist spotlight, an activity, a glossary, and comprehension questions.
Author
Publisher
Teacher Created Materials
Publication Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (64 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps.
Language
EspaƱol
Description
Details some of the most destructive and deadly man-made disasters around the world. Examines why they occurred and how we have learned new ways to prevent them from happening again.
Author
Publisher
Harper Perennial
Publication Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
529 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
When the entire technological infrastructure of the 21st-century quits working, the privileged but clueless Altman family struggles to hold it together in the face of water shortages, paramilitary neighbors and well-mannered looting as they try to figure out what is going on.
Author
Publisher
Bright Matter Books
Publication Date
[2025]
Physical Desc
91 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"INVESTIGATE the facts, EVALUATE the theories, and DISCOVER what really happened! From Bigfoot and UFOs to mega-volcanoes and killer lakes, this colorful and kid-friendly book presents the fascinating intel behind some of the world's most enduring mysteries and catastrophes. Does the Loch Ness Monster actually exist? What made the Black Death so lethal? And was there really a documented case of time travel? From puzzling apparitions and mythical beasts...
Author
Language
English
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Description
"April 18, 1906: A massive earthquake rocks San Francisco just before daybreak, igniting a devouring inferno. Lives are lost, lives are shattered, but some rise from the ashes forever changed. Sophie Whalen is a young Irish immigrant so desperate to get out of a New York tenement that she answers a mail-order bride ad and agrees to marry a man she knows nothing about. San Francisco widower Martin Hocking proves to be as aloof as he is mesmerizingly...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Books
Publication Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
pages cm
Language
English
Description
"History is the most dangerous place on earth. From dinosaurs the size of locomotives to meteors big enough to sterilize the planet, from famines to pandemics, from tornadoes to the Chicxulub asteroid, the odds of human survival are slim but not zero-at least, not if you know where to go and what to do. In each chapter of How to Survive History, Cody Cassidy explores how to survive one of history's greatest threats: getting eaten by dinosaurs, being...
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Publication Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (32 pages) : color illustrations.
Language
English
Description
Explores how much damage hurricanes can cause in a short amount of time--toppling trees and buildings easily. Explores some of the worst hurricanes in history and offers advice for surviving in a hurricane.
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Publication Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (32 pages) : illustrations (some color).
Language
English
Description
Presents photos and information about tornadoes. Discusses tornado alleys, famous tornadoes, storm chasers and spotters, and staying safe during a tornado. Includes a glossary, index, Common Core connection, and resources for further information.
Author
Publisher
Teacher Created Materials
Publication Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (64 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps.
Language
EspaƱol
Description
Discusses a variety of different natural disasters that occur on the Earth, such as earthquakes, fires, tornadoes, and tsunamis.
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Publication Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (32 pages) : color illustrations, color map.
Language
English
Description
Explores how dangerous floods can be and how much damage they can cause in a short time--sinkholes, mudslides, uprooted trees--and how to stay safe if caught in one.