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1) Disasters
Author
Series
Publisher
Kingfisher
Pub. Date
1999-
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Examines the causes and effects of both natural and man-made disasters, including volcanoes, earthquakes, ice storms, nuclear accidents, famine, oil spills, fires, and a possible future breakdown of technology.
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Series
Language
English
Description
"In the latest riveting thriller from the #1 New York Times bestselling author, an international research station in the Coral Sea comes under siege during a geological disaster that triggers massive quakes, deadly tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions. To stop the world from burning, it’s up to Sigma Force to uncover a secret buried at the heart of our planet. The Titan Project—an international research station off the coast of Australia—discovers...
5) Seveneves
Author
Language
English
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Description
"What would happen if the world were ending? A catastrophic event renders the earth a ticking time bomb. In a feverish race against the inevitable, nations around the globe band together to devise an ambitious plan to ensure the survival of humanity far beyond our atmosphere, in outer space. But the complexities and unpredictability of human nature coupled with unforeseen challenges and dangers threaten the intrepid pioneers, until only a handful...
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Series
Publisher
Tilbury House Publishers
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
In A History of Civilization in 50 Disasters, Gale Eaton weaves tales of the disasters that happen when civilization and nature collide. Volcanoes, fires, floods, and pandemics have devastated humanity for thousands of years, and human improvements such as molasses holding tanks, insecticides, and deepwater oil rigs have created new, unforeseen hazards—yet civilization has advanced not just in spite of these disasters but in part because of...
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Australia
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Presents information about cyclones, earthquakes, tsunamis, tornadoes, and other deadly natural disasters, and provides examples of some of the deadliest of each type in history.
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
National Geographic goes inside the eye of the superstorm, Hurricane Sandy, to explore why it happened and how it could happen again. Weaving together user-generated stories from those who rode out the catastrophic storm, first responders, weather experts and storm chasers, Superstorm 2012 explores the mammoth and merciless wake that caused fatalities and paralyzed life for millions of people.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes earthquakes and other disasters which have occurred throughout the world, including the Lisbon earthquake of 1755, the San Francisco earthquake of 1906, the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 A.D., and the Yellow River flood in 1887.
"Earthquakes and Other Natural DIsasters is a beautifully designed reader all about what happens when nature runs wild - from deadly volcanoes and shocking earthquakes, to floods, hurricanes, avalanches, and fires."--...
Publisher
Funimation
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
日本語
Description
When a massive gilled monster emerges from the deep and tears through the city, the government scrambles to save its citizens. A ragtag team of volunteers cuts through a web of red tape to uncover the monster's weakness and its mysterious ties to a foreign superpower. But time is not on their side: the greatest catastrophe to ever befall the world is about to evolve right before their very eyes.
Publisher
Discovery Channel
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Examines the series of catastrophes that have struck Earth since its creation 4.5 billion years ago. Dinosaurs found themselves victims of these catastrophes and dominant species were wiped out, but hardier creatures survived and thrived until the next cycle of catastrophe and extinction.
Since the Earth's creation 4.5 billion years ago, the planet has been struck by a series of catastrophes, each pushing life to the edge of extinction. Again and...
Author
Series
The three novels volume 2
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
The chilling follow-up to "The Three." Hundreds of pleasure-seekers stream aboard The Beautiful Dreamer cruise ship for five days of cut-price fun in the Caribbean sun. On the fourth day, disaster strikes: smoke roils out of the engine room, and the ship is stranded in the Gulf of Mexico. When, at last, the ship is spotted drifting off the coast of Key West, the world's press reports it empty. But the gloomy headlines may be covering up an even more...
15) Anathem
Author
Language
English
Description
Raz, who has lived in a monastery, away from the violent upheavals of the outside world, since childhood, becomes one of a group of formerly cloistered scholars who are appointed by a higher power to avert an impending disaster.
16) The impossible
Publisher
Summit Entertainment
Language
English
Formats
Description
Based on a true story of a family caught, with tens of thousands of strangers, in the mayhem of one of the worst natural catastrophes of our time. But the true-life terror is tempered by the unexpected displays of compassion, courage, and simple kindness that Maria and her family encounter during the darkest hours of their lives.
Author
Series
Books of Ember volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
When a roamer trades them an ancient book with only a few pages remaining, Lina and Doon return to Ember to seek the machine the book seems to describe in hopes that it will get their new community, Sparks, through the winter.
18) The island
Publisher
Well Go USA Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
中文（繁體）
Description
A meteorite strike causes a man to be shipwrecked on an island with a group of businessmen and celebrities.
19) The wave
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
Norwegian
Formats
Description
The experienced geologist Kristian Eikfjord has accepted a job offer out of town. He is getting ready to move from the city of Geiranger with his family, when he and his colleagues measure small geological changes in the underground. Kristian gets worried and his worst nightmare is about to come true, when the alarm goes off and the disaster is inevitable. With less than 10 minutes to react, it becomes a race against time in order to save as many...
Publisher
Lions Gate Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Secure within a desolate home as an unnatural threat terrorizes the world, the tenuous domestic order he has established with his wife and son is put to the ultimate test with the arrival of a desperate young family seeking refuge. Despite the best intentions of both families, paranoia and mistrust boil over as the horrors outside creep ever-closer, awakening something hidden and monstrous within him as he learns that the protection of his family...
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