Natural Disasters: Floods - A Reference Handbook

A thorough overview of the phenomenon of flooding, including frequency, damage, and information about organizations that help flood victims. What causes killer floods? Why are they so destructive? Can they be predicted, tamed, or eliminated? Find the answers in Natural Disasters: Floods , which discusses where and how often floods occur in the United States, how the federal government handles flood control, and the extent of the economic and social damage caused by floods.

Product details

• Authors: E Willard Miller, E. Willard Miller, Ruby M Miller, Ruby M. Miller, Miller E. Willard, Miller Ruby M.
• Publisher: Abc Clio Press
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 7 to 17
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.05.2000
• EAN: 9781576070581
• ISBN: 978-1-57607-058-1
• No. of pages: 304
• Series: Contemporary World Issues
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); USA, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disasters & Disaster Relief, NATURE / Natural Disasters, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Meteorology & Climatology, United States of America, USA, Social impact of disasters, Meteorology & climatology, Meteorology and climatology, Physical geography & topography, Natural disasters, Physical geography and topography, Social impact of disasters / accidents (natural or man-made)