TY - BOOK TI - Forces of nature. SN - 9780716699330 AV - GB5019 .F67 2018 U1 - 363.34 23 PY - 2018/// CY - Chicago, IL : PB - World Book, Inc., KW - Natural Disasters KW - Juvenile literature KW - Climatology KW - Force and energy KW - Diseases N1 - Includes index; Dangerous forces -- What is weather? -- Water in the air -- Atmospheric pressure and wind -- Storms -- Earth's climates -- Why climates vary -- Climate and the environment -- Ocean currents -- Seasons -- Unseasonable weather -- Climate change -- Global warming and extreme weather -- Earth's layers -- Volcanoes -- Earthquakes -- Induced earthquakes -- Tsunamis -- Landslides, mudslides, and avalanches -- Lake overturns -- Microorganisms -- Bacteria and viruses -- Parasites and fungi -- Globalization and the spread of disease; Age 5-11 N2 - "A survey of the forces of weather, geology, and disease that can cause natural disasters. Describes how human activity, such as pollution and globalization, can affect these forces of nature"-- ER -