Long description:

Natural disasters devastate communities. They reshape the landscape and can alter people's ways of life in an area for years after the event. Learn all about the 10 worst earthquakes in this book from San Francisco in 1906 to Nepal in 2015 .

This series explores the world's top ten worst recorded disasters, explaining how and why they happen and where in the world they have taken place. The series also invites the reader to examine what they have learnt about natural disasters and to apply that knowledge by answering critical thinking questions at the end of each book. Perfect for readers aged 9 and up.

Table of Contents:

• 1: Earthquake Danger
• 1: Earthquakes in Action
• 1: San Francisco, 1906
• 1: Nepal, 2015
• 1: Manjil-Rudbar, Iran, 1990
• 1: Peru, 1970
• 1: Kashmir, 2005
• 1: Sichuan, 2008
• 1: Japan, 1923
• 1: Messina, Italy, 1908
• 1: Tangshan, 1976
• 1: Haiti ,2010
• 1: Where in the World?
• 1: Glossary
• 1: For More Information
• 1: Index