Landslide and Avalanche Readiness

"We cannot always prevent landslides and avalanches, but we can learn how to minimize their impact on humans. This informative book examines what scientists know about the sudden movement of earth or snow, whether we can predict these slides, and how we learn from each event. By studying the harm they cause, scientists and engineers continue to come up with new and improved technologies to predict landslides and avalanches and make cities, buildings, and people safer. Case studies and brief bios of key scientists and organizations highlight the information"--

Product details

• Authors: Heather C Hudak, Heather C. Hudak
• Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 8 to 12
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.02.2020
• EAN: 9780778774105
• ISBN: 978-0-7787-7410-5
• No. of pages: 48
• Dimensions: 198 mm x 246 mm x 5 mm
• Weight: 181 g
• Series: Natural Disasters: Meeting the
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Natural science, technology; JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Earth Sciences / General, Kinder/Jugendliche: Sachbuch: Naturwissenschaft und Technik, Children's Books / Ages 9-12 Nonfiction, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Disasters, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Earth Sciences / Weather