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1) Earthquakes
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Looks at earthquakes, examining their causes and their results.
2) Tornadoes
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Describes tornadoes, how they form, their destructive capabilities, and safety precautions that people should know.
3) Volcanoes
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"Provides information about volcanoes, how they form, where they are, how they erupt, the damage they can cause, and the ways we can monitor them"--Publisher's website.
4) Floods
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Looks at floods, examining their causes and their results.
5) Hurricanes
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Using Hurricane Andrew as an example, describes the formation, course, and effects of these violent storms and explains how scientists predict and track them.
6) Avalanches
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Discusses, in question and answer format, what avalanches are, how they occur, and how to protect oneself from avalanches.
7) Droughts
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Uses a question-and-answer format to provide information about the causes of droughts, where they occur, their characteristics, and the effects they produce.
8) Forest fires
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Questions and answers provide information about forest fires and how they occur.
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Volcanic eruptions, landslides, and underwater earthquakes can all cause tsunamis, deadly waves that can go unnoticed in the open water until the waves get close to shore. In this book that discusses the causes of tsunamis, you'll also learn how tsunamis are formed, what type of damage they do, and where some of the worst tsunamis in history occurred.
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Scientists estimate that each year there are several million earthquakes throughout the world. Some are so small that they are never detected. Others are so large that they set off a chain of aftershocks and tsunamis. Read about these terrifying events to learn what causes them and how scientists detect them.
20) Floods
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Explains what floods are and why they occur, and describes dangerous floods in history.
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