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Howse, Jennifer,

Floods / Jennifer Howse. - New York, NY : Smartbook Media Inc., [2016] - 56 pages; colour illustrations; 27.5 cm. - World Book's library of natural disasters .

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"--

ISBN: 9781510520752 1510520759 9780716699323 071669932X

LCCN: 2016051470

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Floods--Juvenile literature.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Juvenile works.

LC Class. No.: GB1399 / .H69 2016

Dewey Class. No.: 551.48/9