Oxlade, Chris.

Floods in action / Chris Oxlade. - 1st ed. - New York : Rosen, 2009. - 48 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 28 cm. - Natural disasters in action . - Natural disasters in action. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 47) and index.

Discusses the causes, types, and effects of floods, with case studies from the North Sea coasts, the Mississippi River, Japan, India and Bangladesh, Boscastle Valley in the U.K., and New Orleans, and covers flood prediction and defense.

7.4 Follett Library Resources. 5-8 Follett Library Resources.

9781404218673 (lib. bdg.) 9781435851375 (pbk.) 1435851374 (pbk.) 9780329674632 (Follett bdg.) 140421867X 0329674633

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Floods--Juvenile literature.
Floods.
Floods.
Floods.

GB1399 / .O95 2009

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