Mudflows and Landslides
- ISBN-10
- 0822565749
- ISBN-13
- 9780822565741
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 64
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006-12-28
- Publisher
- Lerner Publications
- Authors
- Mary B. Woods, Michael Woods
Description
Describes mudflows and landslides, providing information on how they develop, where they are most likely to occur, what tragedies have happened in the past, and what steps can be taken to develop warning systems that will save lives.
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