Wildfire Readiness

"As people expand settlement into wilder areas, the impact of wildfires, both naturally occurring and human-set, becomes more destructive. This timely book examines what scientists know about wildfires, whether we can predict them, and how we learn from each event. By studying the destruction they cause, scientists and engineers continue to come up with new and improved technologies to predict and control wildfires and better protect cities, buildings, and people. Case studies and brief bios of key scientists and organizations highlight the information"--

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Kylie Burns
• Verlag: Crabtree Publishing Company
• Sprache: Englisch
• Altersempfehlung: 10 bis 13 Jahre
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 30.09.2019
• EAN: 9780778765318
• ISBN: 978-0-7787-6531-8
• Seiten: 48
• Abmessung: 196 mm x 249 mm x 5 mm
• Gewicht: 181 g
• Serien: Natural Disasters: Meeting the; Natural Disasters: Meeting the
• Thema: Kinder- und Jugendbücher > Sachbücher / Sachbilderbücher > Naturwissenschaft, Technik