Earthquakes

English

Series: Witness to Disaster Ser.

ISBN: 1426302118

EAN: 9781426302114

Category: History / United States / State & Local / West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)/Nature / Earthquakes & Volcanoes/

Publisher: National Geographic Society

Release Date: 04/08/2008

Age Range: 8-11

Synopsis: Its another normal day in Alaska, where the beauty of the rugged landscape makes the hardships of winter worth enduring. This Northern life is good, you think, when suddenly--without warning--your world is ROCKED! The ground sways beneath your feet with sickening force. Youve just been caught in the second strongest earthquake in history! Witness to Disaster: Earthquakesuses eyewitness accounts and pulse-racing narrative to bring readers into the terrifying heart of an earthquake. The first chapter documents the 1964 Alaskan quake that shook Prince William Sound with a 9.2 magnitude force, and set off a tsunami that ultimately caused most of the deaths attributed to this frightening act of nature. The following chapters explore the deadly history of earthquakes and the seismic and geological science of this phenomenon. Readers learn how and why earthquakes occur, and what scientists can do to prevent casualties. The expansive back matter includes a list of sources to discover more about these fearsome catastrophes.

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Earthquakes

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Hardcover

Height: 0.41 inches

Width: 9.44 inches

Length: 10.28 inches

Weight: 15.87 oz

Pages: 48