Floods / Jennifer Howse.

Includes index.

Lightbox access code -- Floods are one of the deadliest natural disasters in the world -- Most floods are caused by too much rain -- Floods can sometimes be controlled -- Wetlands prevent floods -- All-time records -- Flooding in the United States -- Bangladesh is one of the most flooded countries in the world -- American scientist Robert E. Horton created the Horton Overflow -- Little known facts -- People have come up with many ways to try to prevent floods -- Floods cause billions of dollars in damage -- The Great Flood and Emperor Yu -- Flood timeline -- Test your knowledge -- Hydrology monitoring -- Key words/index.

"A discussion of floods, describing their characteristics, patterns of occurrence, and impacts. Features descriptions of significant flash floods and flooding events from history"--