"When Mother Nature wreaks havoc on Earth, the result is often a disaster. Most of these events are weather related and come with little or no warning, such as avalanches. Other events are foreseeable, thanks to modern-day technology, but it wasn't always this way. Explore shocking disasters from the past century and the last few year..."--Back cover.

"In this book, young readers will learn about earthquakes"--

Even though our planet seems to be a solid, stable place to live, it is moving and changing constantly. Most of the time these changes cannot be felt since they occur over long periods of time. But there ae occasions when sudden and violent natural phenomena happen -- earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. within minuts or even seconds, the surface of the Earth is changed drastically forever!

"This photo-illustrated book describes how earthquakes happen, how quakes affect people, and highlights some historic earthquakes. Includes information on keeping safe if living in an area prone to quakes"--