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Landslides, mudslides, & avalanches. / World Books - 3rd edition. - Chicago, IL : World Book, Inc., 2018 - 56 pages; colour illustrations; 27.5 cm. - World Book's library of natural disasters .

Includes 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? -- Gansu mudslide of 2010 -- Devastating volcanic mudslides -- Rain-induced landslides -- Vargas mudslides of 1999 -- Mudslide in Oso, Washington -- 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 -- Everest avalanches of 2014 and 2015.

"A discussion of landslides, mudslides, and avalanches, describing their characteristics, patterns of occurrence, and impacts. Features descriptions of significant landslides and avalanches from history"--

Ages 5-11.

ISBN: 9780716699378 0716699370

LCCN: 2017054263

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Landslides--Juvenile literature.
Mudslides--Juvenile literature.
Avalanches--Juvenile literature.
Natural Disasters--Juvenile literature.

LC Class. No.: QE599.A2 / L365 2018

Dewey Class. No.: 363.34/9