Floods, The Science Behind Raging Waters and Mudslides

With all this rain we've been having in June, it makes you think of how floods get started. What makes a rainstorm turn into a raging flood or a destructive mudslide? Learn what causes severe weather storms and the resulting floods and learn how we can prepare ourselves to be safe. Authors Laura Silverstein Nunn, Alvin Silverstein, and Virginia Silverstein explore the causes behind these disasters and how scientists study them.

Enslow Publishers, ISBN: 978-0-7660-2974-3, Grades 5-9, Page Count: 48

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