01729cam a22002774b 4500003000500000005001700005008004100022020001800063020002400081040001900105050002400124082001900148245004100167246004300208250001200251260003400263300006500297490004600362504005900408505056200467520035401029650001601383650001501399650001601414710002101430322820231107130615.02023  s2023    iluab    b    001 0 eng    a9780716698265  a9780716698173 (set)  ardac3228beng00aQE599.A2bL365 200900aJ 363.349 LAND00aLandslides, mudslides, & avalanches.3 aLandslides, mudslides, and avalanches.  a2nd ed.  aChicago :bWorld Book,c2009.  a47 pages :billustration (chiefly col.), col. maps ;c28 cm.0 aWorld Book's library of natural disasters  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 47) and index.0 aMass 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"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. 0aLandslides. 0aMudslides. 0aAvalanches.2 aWorld Book, Inc.