Spilsbury, Louise.

Raging floods / Louise and Richard Spilsbury. - Chicago, Ill. : Heinemann Library, c2003. - 32 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 25 cm. - Heinemann infosearch . - Awesome forces of nature . - Spilsbury, Louise. Awesome forces of nature. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 31).

What is a flood? -- What causes a flood? -- What are flash floods? -- Case study: Fort Collins, Colorado, 1997 -- What happens in a flood? -- Who helps when floods happen? -- Case study: River Derwent, England, 1999 -- Can floods be predicted? -- How do people prevent floods? -- Case study: Bangladesh -- What about floods in the future? -- Major floods of recent times.

ISBN: 1403437246 (lib. bdg. : hardcover) 1403442320 (pbk)

LCCN: 2003001109

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Floods.

LC Class. No.: GB1399 / .S65 2003

Dewey Class. No.: 363.34/93