Deadly Floods
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Deadly Floods
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Author : Michael Portman
language : en
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
Release Date : 2012-01-01
Deadly Floods written by Michael Portman and has been published by Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-01-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Flooding is a common occurrence in nature, but extensive flooding can cause millions of dollars in damage and can be deadly. Floods occur everywhere rain falls, even deserts. Readers will trace the origins of floods, from the formation of rain clouds to the fast-rising waters of a flash flood. They’ll witness the destructive capabilities of water through powerful photos. Perhaps most importantly, they’ll learn what to do to stay safe during a flood.
Floods
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Author : Joanne Mattern
language : en
Publisher: Carson-Dellosa Publishing
Release Date : 2019-03-27
Floods written by Joanne Mattern and has been published by Carson-Dellosa Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-03-27 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Most of the time, water is a good thing. However, too much water can be a very dangerous thing. Floods are deadly. Every year, thousands of people around the world are killed or injured in floods. Some people drown when they are swept away by the water. Others are killed by debris in the water. It is important to learn all you can about floods so you will know how to deal with this devastating disaster. This title will allow students to describe the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in a text or part of a text. • Bolded keywords • Text based questions • Content Sidebars • Disaster guide
Colorado S Deadliest Floods
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Author : Darla Sue Dollman
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2017-09-04
Colorado S Deadliest Floods written by Darla Sue Dollman and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-04 with History categories.
Ranked among the top ten states for both disasters and dry climate, Colorado has a long history of extreme weather. On May 19, 1864, residents of the fledgling gold rush town of Denver awoke to a wall of water slamming into the city with enough force to flatten buildings and rip clothing from its victims. The infamous Big Thompson Canyon flood of 1976 killed 144 residents, tourists and campers. Per the National Center for Atmospheric Research, Coloradoans experienced twenty-two floods with contemporary monetary losses of $2 million or more since the flood of 1864. And as the population continues to grow, the loss of lives, property, crops and livestock may increase. Local author Darla Sue Dollman, who witnessed and survived many of the contemporary disasters, examines the state's most catastrophic flash floods from 1864 to 2013.
Deadly Waters
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Author : William J. Macchio
language : en
Publisher: I D I Publications
Release Date : 1994
Deadly Waters written by William J. Macchio and has been published by I D I Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Flood damage categories.
Extreme Fires And Floods
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Author : John Farndon
language : en
Publisher: Hungry Tomato ®
Release Date : 2017-08-01
Extreme Fires And Floods written by John Farndon and has been published by Hungry Tomato ® this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-08-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
In just a few seconds, a spark can turn a forest into a rapidly spreading inferno of intense heat and suffocating smoke. Firefighters try to control the wildfire—a battle that might last for months. Water can be used to fight wildfires, but too much water can cause deadly floods. Floods reduce land to swamp and sweep away houses and bridges. In their wake, they leave food shortages, contaminated drinking water, and diseases like cholera and typhus. Follow the scorched trail of the worst wildfires ever, learn what causes flash floods, and discover the technology that helps predict these devastating disasters.
A Swift And Deadly Maelstrom The Great Norwich Flood Of 1963 A Survivors Story
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Author : Thomas Moody, Jr.
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date : 2013
A Swift And Deadly Maelstrom The Great Norwich Flood Of 1963 A Survivors Story written by Thomas Moody, Jr. and has been published by Xlibris Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Flood damage categories.
A Swift and Deadly Maelstrom The Great Norwich Flood of 1963 A Survivor's Story by Thomas R. Moody Jr. The winter of 1962-63 in Norwich Connecticut had been unbearable. Snow, ice and sub-freezing temperatures added to an already gloomy and drawn out New England winter, one which had seen its onset begin virtually at the end of the summer of 1962. Spaulding Pond in Mohegan Park, a large wooded enclave in the northern section of town, was abundantly full again this Wednesday, March 6th. So full in fact that it once again posed a challenge to the 110 year old dam by which it was held in place and where a small leak, another in an ever growing line of recent seepages', was now discovered this afternoon by park workers and reported up to the Public Works Director, himself a witness to these myriad other leaks, and who would summarily dismiss it this day as understood leakage. "And so it was on this Wednesday March 6th, 1963 that Norwich Public Works foreman Monroe Cilley first noticed leakage coming from the southeast side of the dam. After a day of digging ditches in and around the park and checking catch basins throughout the area, Cilley, along with fellow employee Clarence Vantour, returned to the dam at around 4:00 p.m. to check the spillway for trees, debris or other obstructions following the day's saturating rains. In the immediate downstream area of the dam, there was a small, gravel based, square duck pond which now, upon closer observation was also immensely flooded over. The two men initially attributed this to the recent torrential rains as indeed it was sprinkling even now, but observing the dam up close, Cilley now noticed that water was clearly trickling through it on the eastern end at a point above the southern retaining wall and down the south face and into the small pond. Somewhat alarmed, he now suggested that he and Vantour get out of their truck and perform an inspection at closer range." This time, unfortunately, this minor leakage' episode would be different. A Swift and Deadly Maelstrom' is the true, fully documented story of a horrible tragedy borne out of ignorance and complacency. "As he (Norwich Public Works Director Harold Walz) entered the park on Mohegan Park Rd., driving past the skating pond and travelling north to the immediate east of the dam, he suddenly heard a sound that gave him pause. Slowing his car and opening his window, he heard the unmistakable and unnerving sound of rushing water. Clearly concerned, he quickly maneuvered his headlights onto the south face of the dam and there he now saw water gushing out of a fist sized hole above the base rock wall. This breach was in a different location from where he'd observed the earlier seepage; it was lower and more easterly and thus presented a whole new and dangerous development in the dam's integrity. Instantly understanding that he had a catastrophic problem on his hands, one with enormous consequences, Walz, again in his personal car and with no radio, raced into action, turning his car around and dashing down to the Public Works garage on Brook St. Arriving there, he rushed in and spoke with night foreman Angelo Yeitz, immediately ordering him to send a worker back up to the dam. "I just came down from the dam and we might lose it." he exclaimed." It is also the story, alternately, of life saving heroics, of the efforts of two young men, suddenly trapped in the ensuing floodwaters, to rescue three very young children, those that would tragically lose their mother in this disaster. "With a manic survival instinct now taking hold, the adults, while struggling, managed to somehow re-orient themselves while upside down. The doors to the car had sprung open in the crash and while the onrushing flow cascaded through the overturned car, Ronnie, Honey and Tony all managed to locate the children and physically grasp them before the unthinkable could occur. Noticing their proximity to the, for now, dr
Flood
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Author : M. Jean Greenlaw
language : en
Publisher: Little Bits! First Readers: It
Release Date : 2014
Flood written by M. Jean Greenlaw and has been published by Little Bits! First Readers: It this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Pounding rain falls for days and days. The water in a river begins to overflow. Soon, a flood will cover the land Look inside to discover more about what happens when deadly floods strike, what causes them, and how to stay safe from their powerful waters. Book jacket.
The Johnstown Flood
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Author : Marlee Richards
language : en
Publisher: Capstone
Release Date : 2014
The Johnstown Flood written by Marlee Richards and has been published by Capstone this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
"Explains the Johnstown Flood, including its chronology, causes, and lasting effects"--
World S Worst Floods
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Author : Janey Levy
language : en
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Release Date : 2008-07-15
World S Worst Floods written by Janey Levy and has been published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-07-15 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Floods can destroy everything in their path. Readers will learn more about this very common and horrible force of nature, including some of the worst floods in history.
Flood And The Blood
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Author : Dennis Deitz
language : en
Publisher: Mountain Memories Books
Release Date : 2023-03-07
Flood And The Blood written by Dennis Deitz and has been published by Mountain Memories Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-03-07 with categories.
The Mountain State of West Virginia has experienced more than its share of devastating floods. Rugged terrain and severe weather make for a dangerous combination. Even a brief torrential rain can inundate narrow hollows and turn rippling creeks into raging deluges in minutes. This occurred in dramatic fashion southeast of Charleston on Cabin Creek in 1916 and Paint Creek in 1932. In the 1980s, historian and author J. Dennis Deitz interviewed survivors of the 1932 Paint Creek flood. In The Flood and the Blood, first published in 1988, they share their memories of the dreadful night of July 10-11, 1932, when a cloudburst transformed the typically serene Paint Creek into a deadly wave that killed nearly 30 and left thousands homeless. They talk about their fears, daring escapes, and friends lost forever. Hitting in the darkest throes of the Great Depression, the flood swept away the few things people had left. For the survivors, the trauma never went away, as Betty Kate Davenport recollected 55 years after that night: "I don't think anyone who was in the flood ever really got over it." Just a few miles away from Paint Creek is Cabin Creek, also made up of coal-mining communities. By the 1980s, few people were still alive who could remember the 1916 Cabin Creek flood, but Deitz tracked down a handful that recalled it clearly. In that instance, almost six inches of rain fell in less than five hours. The surging creek killed an estimated 71, making it West Virginia's deadliest flood attributable to natural causes; the 1972 Buffalo Creek Disaster, in which 125 perished in floodwaters, was due to a collapsed coal waste dam. In addition, Deitz dedicates chapters to other facets of the region's turbulent history: the 1912-13 Paint Creek-Cabin Creek Mine War, which was one of the deadliest struggles in U.S. labor history, and historic coal mine disasters close to those streams. The book concludes with an account of miner Bill Derenge's terrifying yet inspirational story of surviving explosions at Eccles and Layland, two of West Virginia's deadliest mine disasters. The Flood and the Blood vividly stresses the dangers people living in West Virginia's coalfields have faced on a day-to-day basis. Deitz skillfully brings these stories together in the words of the people who lived them, demonstrating their remarkable resilience in moments of inconceivable crises.