Disasters by the numbers : a book of infographics

Author

Steve Jenkins

Call Number

• J 363.34 JENK (CEN, OSH, POW)

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Publication Information

Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2021]

Physical Description

47 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 29 cm

Summary

"From Caldecott Honor-winning author-illustrator Steve Jenkins comes an in-depth look at the world's natural disasters, broken down into four distinct categories: earth, weather, life, and space. From timelines of causes and outcomes of each disaster, graphs highlighting humans' effect on the earth, and a text teeming with fresh, unexpected, and accurate information ready for readers to easily devour, Disasters by the Numbers is unmatched and sure to wow fans old and new"--Provided by publisher

Contents

• Multiple effects
• Earthquake
• Volcano
• Tsunami
• Landslide
• Avalanche
• Uncommon disasters
• Hurricane
• Tornado
• Flood
• Thunderstorm
• Blizzard
• Drought
• Heat
• Cold
• Fire
• Locusts
• Pandemic
• Impact
• Protecting the planet
• Distant danger
• Climate change.