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1) The forsaken
Author
Series
Survivor chronicles volume 3
Language
English
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Description
New friendships will be forged, answers will be found, and lives will be lost as the survivors journey deeper into unfamiliar and treacherous areas. With new dangers arising every day, they find themselves face with only one conclusion; sometimes the end of everything they know is just the beginning of something more.
Author
Publisher
High Noon Books
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
What would happen if there was an earthquake far out at sea? Why would it snow in the summer? How do people live when it doesn't rain ... for years? What's it like when a rock as big as a mountain falls from the sky? How did people live when ice a mile thick covered the land? These things really happened. You might be there when they happen again.
3) Last words
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
What if the last five people on earth in 2085 found joy and delight? A story of astonishing human tenderness and creativity in the face of ecological catastrophe.
Author
Series
Publisher
Insiders' Guide
Pub. Date
©2006
Language
English
Formats
Description
This book offers fascinating reading for anyone intersted in real-life drama set in Washington Included are the Seattle fire of 1889 the 1910 train avalanche on Stevens Pass the 1915 Ravensdale Coal Mine explosion and the 1980 Mount St Helens erupt.
It's only human to be fascinated by disasters-and uplified by reports of survival in the face of overwhelming circumstances. Rob and Natalie McNair-Huff take you back to Washington's most catastrophic...
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Series
Magic tree house fact trackers volume 15
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
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Description
Magic Tree House Research Guides are now Magic Tree House Fact Trackers! Track the facts with Jack and Annie! When Jack and Annie got back from their adventure in "Magic Tree House #28: High Tde in Hawaii, " they had lots of questions. What causes tsunamis? Who studies earthquakes? How do volcanoes form? What should people do if an avalanche hits? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Jack and Annie track the facts. Filled with up-to-date...
Author
Publisher
Dorling Kindersley
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Describes earthquakes and other disasters which have occurred throughout the world, including the Lisbon earthquake of 1755, the San Francisco earthquake of 1906, the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 A.D., and the Yellow River flood in 1887.
Author
Language
English
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Description
On September 1, 1894, two forest fires converged on the town of Hinckley, Minnesota, trapping more than two thousand people. The fire created its own weather, including hurricane-strength winds, bubbles of plasma-like glowing gas, and 200-foot-tall flames. As temperatures reached 1,600 degrees Fahrenheit, the firestorm knocked down buildings and carried flaming debris high into the sky. Two trains-one with every single car on fire-became the only...
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Language
English
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Description
"Devastating wildfires are increasing in size and ferocity nationwide. If you live in or near wilderness, sooner or later fire will happen. Fortunately you can prepare for it, and preparations don't have to cost a fortune. This highly detailed and practical guide will help you live safely in the wildfire zone and save you time and money along the way, providing various methods of risk mitigation along with the financial level of each action. Learn...
Author
Language
English
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Description
"From Caldecott Honor-winning author-illustrator Steve Jenkins comes an in-depth look at the world's natural disasters, broken down into four distinct categories: earth, weather, life, and space. From timelines of causes and outcomes of each disaster, graphs highlighting humans' effect on the earth, and a text teeming with fresh, unexpected, and accurate information ready for readers to easily devour, Disasters by the Numbers is unmatched and sure...
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Series
Language
English
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Description
"Become an eyewitness to the weird and wonderful ways of our world, from tsunamis to tornadoes, and discover nature's awesome potential with this Eyewitness guide. See how earthquakes, floods and hurricanes affect what lies in their path, and what measures we can use to protect ourselves from Mother Nature. Follow the journey of some of the most catastrophic disasters, and witness the rescue operations that followed. Learn, too, about the equipment...
12) The upheaval
Author
Series
Survivor chronicles volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
The first tremors of the Earth were felt at 7:22 EST time. Every single person felt the rumbling, and experienced the tremors that would forever alter the course of history. Most did not survive. These are the accounts of some of those that did.
13) The kill order
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
"Mark struggles to make sense of his new, post-disaster world in this prequel to The Maze Runner"--
14) Quicksand
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"Learn all about quicksand, from how it is formed to what you should do if you encounter it"--
Author
Publisher
Harcourt
Pub. Date
2007, ©2005
Language
English
Description
An avalanche expert and predictor explores the often deadly nature of avalanches, sharing dramatic rescue and escape stories, including those of a skier who was forced to make a life-and-death decision and the race to save a buried victim.
Author
Language
English
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Description
"As new groundbreaking research suggests that climate change played a major role in the most extreme catastrophes in the planet's history, award-winning science journalist Peter Brannen takes us on a wild ride through the planet's five mass extinctions and, in the process, offers us a glimpse of our increasingly dangerous future."--
"A vivid tour of Earth's Big Five mass extinctions, the past worlds lost with each, and what they all can tell us about...
17) Sinkholes
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Learn all about sinkholes, from how they are formed to how they can affect people around the world"--
Series
The last man on Earth volume season 4
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
After a deadly virus wipes out the entire population of the Earth, Phil Miller is the only man left alive and he desperately tries to find other survivors.
19) Upheaval
Author
Series
Fault lines volume 1
Publisher
Harley Tate
Pub. Date
©2023
Language
English
Description
A catastrophic megaquake. An unforgiving tsunami. A family caught in the middle. Clint Redshaw walks into a port facility meeting expecting an ordinary day arguing about the budget. When the shaking starts, he keeps calm. But as the tremors stretch on and on, the ground rips apart, the dock disintegrates, and chunks of land fall into the Strait. When the quake finally ends, there's only one thing on his mind: his daughter. Mika's singing songs and...
20) Avalanches
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"Learn all about avalanches, from what causes them to what effects they have on humans."--
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