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128 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"Discover the extraordinary power of nature in this comprehensive visaul encyclopedia. Full of fascintating facts and dramatic photography and based on the latest reserarch, this is the definitive guide to natural disasters. You'll discover their causes, explore how they unfold, and see for yourself the ways in which scientists and rescure workers protect the public." --
"This comprehensive visual encyclopedia is the perfect introduction to this...
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240 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 x 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"Wildfires have been part of the American landscape for thousands of years. Forests need fire--it's as necessary to their well-being as soil and sunlight. But some fires burn out of control, destroying everything and everyone in their path. In this book, you'll find out about how and why wildfires happen, how different groups . . . have managed forests and fire, the biggest wildfires in American history--how they began and . . . stories of both rescue...
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