I wonder why volcanoes blow their tops : and other questions about natural disasters /

Question and answer format provides scientific information on volcanoes and other phenomena.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Greenwood, Rosie
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Kingfisher, [2013]
Edition:1st ed.
Series:I wonder why (New York, N.Y.)
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Where does forked lightning come from?
  • What is ball lightning?
  • Why do forests catch on fire?
  • Who bombs fires?
  • How can you fight fire with fire?
  • When does a wind become a gale?
  • Why are blizzards dangerous?
  • Why did we shoot at clouds?
  • How much damage can a hurricane do?
  • Where is a hurricane's eye?
  • What do hurricanes, typhoons, and cyclones have in common?
  • What wind can sink a ship?
  • How do sailors know a storm is on its way?
  • Which boats are unsinkable?
  • Why are twisters so dangerous?
  • What is a waterspout?
  • Where can you see a devil?
  • Where can wind strip paint off a car?
  • What is the Dust Bowl?
  • How can a child be so destructive?
  • When does mud slide?
  • What makes floods happen in a flash?
  • How do floods help?
  • When does snow race at top speed?
  • Who is an avalanche victim's best friend?
  • What makes land slide?
  • What happens in an earthquake?
  • When does soil turn into soup?
  • How do we measure earthquakes?
  • Which mountains spit fire?
  • Why do volcanoes blow their tops?
  • Where can you see rivers of rock?
  • What is an avalanche of ash?
  • Which volcano buried a Roman town?
  • How can volcanoes be good for you?
  • How big can waves get?
  • What sets off tsunamis?
  • What is dangerous about space rocks?
  • What was the greatest disaster on Earth?