The Science of Avalanches (Nature's Wrath: the Science Behind Natural Disasters)

Type

Book

Authors

Richard Spilsbury

ISBN 10

1433986515

ISBN 13

9781433986512

Tags

Weather, Disasters

Description

Made of snow, ice, and rocks, avalanches can start in a variety of ways, including by people. Readers will explore the causes and effects of different kinds of avalanches through fact-filled and accessible content. Real-life photographs will engage readers while reinforcing the science concepts behind examples of modern, devastating avalanches. Enhanced by interesting fact boxes and timelines of real avalanches, readers will be guided through safety and disaster relief so theyll be able to act if caught out in the cold when the snow starts to fall. - from Amzon

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