Earthquakes (Snapping Turtle Guides: Natural Disasters)

Morris, Neal

ISBN 10: 1860071201 / ISBN 13: 9781860071201

Published by ticktock Media Ltd, 2001

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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Earthquakes (Snapping Turtle Guides: Natural Disasters)
• Publisher: ticktock Media Ltd
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1860071201
• ISBN 13: 9781860071201
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Used; Good

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Synopsis

The Wonders of our World Series offers young readers a lively and visually exciting introduction to the world around us and the forces at work shaping our planet and its future. Ten books in this series offer fascinating full-color photographs of examples from around the world to help -- the devastating impact volcanoes, extreme weather, and earthquakes can have-- why the earth's forests and waterways are in danger of destruction-- how the earth's powerful internal forces produce rocks and minerals from the ordinary to the dazzling-- how mountains, deserts, and caves are formedShifting faults, erupting volcanoes and even man-made constructions such as Hoover Dam have been the cause of earthquakes throughout history.Earthquakes -- the world's major fault lines-- major earthquakes in history-- measuring tremors-- how to predict quakes-- planning and building to reduce catastrophic effects

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Taken from Chapter 7: Biggest Quakes Earthquakes have happened regularly throughout history. They have always done damage to buildings. Four of the famous Seven Wonders of the ancient world, for example, were destroyed by earthquakes. Worse still, quakes have claimed millions of human lives. The worst earthquake tragedy in history, in China in AD 1556, killed 830,000 people. People in the past knew little about the cause of earthquakes, which probably made these disasters even more frightening to them.