Orem Library

Through journal entries sixteen-year-old Miranda describes her family's struggle to survive after a meteor hits the moon, causing worldwide tsunamis, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions.

Explores the science behind natural disasters, including mudslides, avalanches, and tornados.

"Explores the causes of violent weather phenomena including hailstorms, microbursts, blizzards, and heatwaves"--Google.com.

A discussion of a major type of natural disaster, including descriptions of some of the most destructive; explanations of these phenomena, what causes them, and where they occur; and information about how to prepare for and survive these forces of nature. Features include an activity, glossary, list of resources, and index.

"Describes several of the most dangerous weather events in recorded history"--

The Destruction Earth Extreme Reader introduces facts about natural disasters and other events that rock the earth including, volcano, continental drift, earthquake, tsunami, wildfire, landslide, avalanche, glacier, and meteor impact.

An avalanche expert and predictor explores the often deadly nature of avalanches, sharing dramatic rescue and escape stories, including those of a skier who was forced to make a life-and-death decision and the race to save a buried victim.

A discussion of ice storms, describing their characteristics, patterns of occurrence, and impacts. Features descriptions of significant ice storms and other freezing events from history.