This book answers 1001 questions about all kinds of natural disasters: earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis, avalanches, landslides, floods, droughts, fires, and animal plagues. A very informative, readable book. 18 photographs, 23 line drawings. Unabridged republication of the original (1969) edition, 1001 Questions Answered About Natural Land Disasters.
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