Extreme weather : a guide to surviving flash floods, severe snowstorms, hurricanes, tsunamis, and other natural disasters / Bonnie Schneider ; foreword by Max Mayfield.

By:

Schneider, Bonnie

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York City : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.Description: 247 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:

9780230115736 (pbk.)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

613.69 23

Contents:

1.Hurricanes -- 2.Tornadoes -- 3.Flash Floods -- 4.Extreme Heat -- 5.Wildfires -- 6.Rip Currents -- 7.Landslides and Mudslides -- 8.Tsunamis -- 9.Severe Thunderstorms -- 10.Snow and Ice Storms -- 11.Earthquakes -- 12.How to Use Social Media in Natural Disasters -- 13.How to Create a Family Disaster Plan for People and Pets -- 14.Emergency Supplies for People -- 15.Emergency Supplies for Pets.

Summary: "Flash floods, tsunamis, earthquakes, hurricanes, mudslides, thunderstorms, and wildfires--these devastating events are happening around the world at an alarming rate. As CNN's meteorologist, Bonnie Schneider reports daily on these natural disasters, explaining when they're likely to strike, and telling viewers how to respond when they do.--Provided by publisher.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Australian Emergency Management Library	BOOK	613.69 SCH (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		900111296

Includes index.

"Flash floods, tsunamis, earthquakes, hurricanes, mudslides, thunderstorms, and wildfires--these devastating events are happening around the world at an alarming rate. As CNN's meteorologist, Bonnie Schneider reports daily on these natural disasters, explaining when they're likely to strike, and telling viewers how to respond when they do.--Provided by publisher.

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