Describes a wide range of natural disasters including earthquakes, tsunamis, floods, volcanoes, landslides, hurricanes, tornadoes, wildfires, and epidemics.

Includes index. "Explore the fold-out wall chart and clip-art CD"--P. 4 of cover.

Dynamic planet -- Restless earth -- The earth shakes -- Surviving a quake -- What is a tsunami? -- Wave power -- Walls of water -- Japanese tsunami -- Recovery begins -- Tsunami warnings -- Mighty volcanoes -- Rivers of fire -- Landslides and avalanches -- Earth's atmosphere -- Wild weather -- Hurricane force -- Battling the wind -- Hurricane Katrina -- Twisting tornadoes -- Flood alert -- Raging waters -- Drought and famine -- Wildfire -- Fighting fires -- Climate change -- Unnatural disasters -- Infectious diseases -- Epidemic -- Future disasters -- Did you know? -- Timeline -- Find out more.