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Heat hazard : droughts / Claire Watts.
Examines how and where droughts occur in the world, the effects of drought on the people who live in those regions, how scientists can make rain, and other interesting facts.
Record details
- ISBN: 1410917436 (lib. bdg.)
- ISBN: 1410917533 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: 48 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 26 cm.
- Edition: Express ed.
- Publisher: Chicago : Raintree, c2006.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 44) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Dry as dust -- What is a drought? -- Why droughts happen -- When drought strikes -- Famine -- After the drought -- Predicting droughts -- Fighting drought -- Climate change. |
| Citation/References Note: | Horn Book |
| Target Audience Note: | 3.7 Follett Library Resources 5-8 Follett Library Resources 5-8 |
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| Subject: | Droughts > Juvenile literature. Droughts. Droughts. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Sitka.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria Beach Branch | JNF 551.57 WAT (Text) | 37842000468035 | Junior Non-Fiction - English | Volume hold | Available | - |
