01818cam a22003014b 4500 3228 20231107130613.0 2023 s2023 iluab b 001 0 eng 9780716698265 9780716698173 (set) rda 3228 eng QE599.A2 L365 2009 J 363.349 LAND Landslides, mudslides, & avalanches. Landslides, mudslides, and avalanches. 2nd ed. Chicago : World Book, 2009. 47 pages : illustration (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 28 cm. World Book's library of natural disasters Includes bibliographical references (p. 47) and index. Mass movement -- Landslides -- What is a landslide? -- Types of landslides -- China, 1920? -- What causes a landslide? -- What happens during a landslide? -- Landslide effects -- Alaska, 1964 -- Avoiding landslides -- Submarine landslides -- Mudslides -- What is a mudslide? -- Devastating volcanic mudslides -- Rain-induced landslides -- Avalanches -- What is an avalanche? -- Why do avalanches happen? -- The Alps, 1999 -- What happens during an avalanche? -- The effects of avalanches -- Stevens Pass, 1910 -- Avalanche prevention and rescue -- Activity. "A discussion of major types of natural disaster, including descriptions of some of the most destructive; explanations of these phenomena, what causes them, and where they occur; and information about how to prepare for and survive these forces of nature. Features include an activity, glossary, list of resources, and index"--Provided by publisher. Landslides. 184065 Mudslides. 184066 Avalanches. 184067 World Book, Inc. 175469 ddc BOOK 169 Boniswa Ngcongolo 169 Boniswa Ngcongolo 760109 760108