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Turbulent Planet : Shaky Ground : Earthquakes

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Oxford, United Kingdom Capstone Global Library Ltd 23 Mar 2005Description: 48 pages Paperback 195 x 254 x 8mm | 181gISBN:
  • 9781844431168
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 551.22
Summary: This book explains what happens when an earthquake strikes. Readers will find out why earthquakes happen and how people can prepare for and survive earthquakes. Case studies of recent earthquakes, including the December 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake which resulted in a tsunami, are examined to both explain the science of earthquakes and to convey the toll they take on people and land. Stunning colour photos, maps, diagrams, and fact boxes make this subject come alive.
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Current library Collection Call number Copy number Status Notes Date due Barcode Item holds
Junior Library People And Places Manmade And Natural Disasters 551.22 1 Available People And Places - Manmade And Natural Disasters JL2019I4728
Junior Library People And Places Manmade And Natural Disasters 551.22 2 Available People And Places - Manmade And Natural Disasters JL2019I4729
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This book explains what happens when an earthquake strikes. Readers will find out why earthquakes happen and how people can prepare for and survive earthquakes. Case studies of recent earthquakes, including the December 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake which resulted in a tsunami, are examined to both explain the science of earthquakes and to convey the toll they take on people and land. Stunning colour photos, maps, diagrams, and fact boxes make this subject come alive.
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