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To end the Final Empire and restore freedom, Vin killed the Lord Ruler. But as a result, the Deepness - the lethal form of the ubiquitous mists - is back, along with increasingly heavy ashfalls and ever more powerful earthquakes. Humanity appears to be doomed - unless Emperor Elend Venture can find clues left behind by the Lord Ruler that will allow him to save the world.
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"Witness the power of our restless planet to both create and destroy. Watch red-hot lava flow from an erupting volcano, see how earthquakes create tsunamis, and meet scientists past and present who have helped us understand our turbulent world."-- Page 4 of cover.
6) Rombo
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New York Review Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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In May and September 1976, two severe earthquakes ripped through north-eastern Italy, causing severe damage to the landscape and its population. About a thousand people died under the rubble, tens of thousands were left without shelter, and many ended up leaving their homes in Friuli forever. The displacement of material as a result of the earthquakes was enormous. New terrain was formed that reflects the force of the catastrophe and captures the...
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Lerner Publications
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[2022]
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English
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Earthquakes happen when big plates of earth slide past one another. Powerful earthquakes can cause serious damage! Learn where earthquakes are common and how to stay safe, and hear from someone who survived an earthquake.
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Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
c2005
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English
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"One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2005" Jelle Zeilinga de Boer and Donald Theodore Sanders are the authors of Volcanoes in Human History. Zeilinga de Boer is the Harold T. Stearns Professor of Earth Science at Wesleyan University. Sanders, a Wesleyan graduate and former geologist, is an independent science editor and writer.
On November 1, 1755--All Saints' Day--a massive earthquake struck Europe's Iberian Peninsula and destroyed...
12) Earthquakes
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Pogo
Pub. Date
[2016]
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English
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"Carefully leveled text and engaging full-color photos introduce early fluent readers to the science behind earthquakes, including where and why earthquakes happen and how to stay safe when the ground starts to shake. Includes activity, glossary, and index."-- Provided by publisher.
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Meredith White was one of Hollywood's most recognisable faces. But a personal tragedy cut her acting career short and alienated her from her family. For the last 15 years, Meredith has been living alone in San Francisco with two trusted caretakers. Then, on a muggy late summer day, a massive earthquake strikes Northern California, plunging the Bay Area into chaos. Without a moment's hesitation, Meredith invites her stunned and shaken neighbours into...
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2012
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English
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"People have weeks of warning prior to volcanic eruptions, days of warning before a blizzard, and hours of warning before tornadoes. But there is still no warning system at all for earthquakes, though they have killed millions, and millions more live in constant danger from them. In The Million Death Quake, British Geological Survey seismologist Roger Musson takes us on a riveting journey through earthquakes. After making plain the science behind...
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Kate and her identical twin sister, Violet, always knew that they were unlike everyone else, born with psychic abilities concerning future events and people's secrets. Though Vi embraced her visions, Kate did her best to hide them. Now, they are back in their hometown of St. Louis. Vi has pursued a career as a psychic medium, while Kate has settled down to raise her two children. But when a minor earthquake hits, the normal life Kate always wished...
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Bullfrog Books
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[2024]
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English
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In this book, vibrant, full-color photos, diagrams, and carefully leveled text will engage beginning readers as they learn how earthquakes happen. A picture diagram details and labels the steps, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Children can learn more about earthquakes online using our safe search engine that provides relevant, age-appropriate websites.
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