Orem Library

Discover why hurricanes and tornadoes are so destructive. Understand the impacts of extreme weather and how forecasting and warning systems help keep people safe.

A discussion of hurricanes, typhoons, and other tropical cyclones, describing their characteristics, formation, and human and environmental impacts. Features descriptions of significant tropical cyclones from history.

A young priest lands on the island of Talua to succeed an aging priest when disaster strikes and he is joined in a rescue mission by three criminals.

Surveys the destruction of earthquakes, tornadoes, hurricanes, floods, and other natural occurences which play havoc on the landscape.

Quaeryt's prestigious new rank and marriage to Vaelora are threatened by a devastating volcanic eruption in the old capital of Telaryn, where he is challenged to restore order in the face of chaos, corruption, and an invasion by a would-be conqueror.

To stop the world from burning, it's up to Sigma Force to uncover a secret buried at the heart of our planet. The Titan Project-an international research station off the coast of Australia-discovers a thriving zone of life in an otherwise dead sea. The area teems with a strange bioluminescent coral that defies science, yet holds great promise for the future. But the loss of a military submarine in the area triggers a brutal attack and sets in motion...

With the evil Superbrain plotting to use a massive weather machine to create tsunamis, twisters, and other natural disasters in order to rule the world, Molly Moon, with the assistance of her hypnotist brother Micky Minus, must find a way to stop him before any damage is done.

A Haitian boy named Moses recounts surviving the 2004 flood that buried much of Gonaives, Haiti, where he was born, and describes his life at St. Helene Children's Village near Port-au-Prince, which has become a source of life to many more children in the wake of the 2010 earthquake that destroyed Port-au-Prince and a following hurricane.

A discussion of heat waves, describing their characteristics, patterns of occurrence, and impacts. Features descriptions of significant heat waves from history.