Table of Contents

6 Foreword; 7 Chapter one: The restless earth; 8 Beneath our feet; 10 Earthquake; 12 What is a tsunami?; 14 Killer waves; 16 Measuring earthquakes; 18 Summary; 19 Chapter two: Volcanoes; 20 What is a volcano?; 22 Buried Alive; 26 Volcanic tsunamis; 28 Sleeping giants; 30 Summary; 31 Chapter three: Storm, flood and snow; 32 Danger in the air; 34 Tornadoes; 36 Typhoons and waterspouts; 38 Hurricanes; 40 Floods; 42 Avalanches and mudslides; 44 Defending ourselves; 46 Summary; 47 Chapter three: Drought, fire and disease; 48 What causes drought?; 50 Wildfires; 52 Invisible killers; 54 The Black Death; 56 Fighting drought and disease; 58 Summary; 60 Glossary; 62 Index; 64 Acknowledgements.

About the Author

Andrew Langley has been writing books for children for more than twenty five years. Born in Somerset, he spent four years working for Penguin Books before becoming a full-time writer and journalist. He is the author of Navigators: Rainforests. He now lives in Wiltshire (and sometimes France) with his family.