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1) Earthquakes
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Discusses why the earth quakes, how earthquakes kill and destroy, and how to predict and prepare for earthquakes. Also describes some famous earthquakes, including the one that struck Southern Italy in 1980.
2) Fires
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Briefly discusses the origin, uses, starting, and hazards of fire; some famous blazes; and protection from fire, including the use of home fire drills and smoke detectors.
3) Floods
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Explains the causes of one of the most destructive natural phenomenons, listing some disastrous floods and explaining protective measures which should be taken.
4) Hurricanes
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Discusses the conditions that cause hurricanes to form and the precautions that should be taken against them. Also decribes some famous hurricane disasters, including Camille, which hit the Gulf States in August, 1969.
5) Tornadoes
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Discusses how tornadoes are formed, how they kill and destroy, and how to predict and prepare for them. Also describes some famous tornadoes, including the ones that struck Vernon and Wichita Falls, Texas, in April, 1979.
7) Famines
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Discusses the worst of disasters, famine, focusing on that problem in several African countries in the 1980s and mentioning some major famines in history, such as China's in the 1870s, Ireland's of mid-nineteenth century, and Russia's of the 1920s.
14) Black death
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Describes the social and economic conditions in medieval Europe at the outbreak of the Black Death and the causes and effects of the epidemic.
16) Chicago fire
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An account of the fire that raged for twenty-four hours over much of Chicago in October 1871, destroying property and homes and killing at least 300 people.
18) The dust bowl
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Discusses the disastrous drought in the United States during the 1930s which made a "dust bowl" out of a part of the Great Plains, causing great hardship to farmers.
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Presents a historical, partly fictional, account of the Great Fire of London in 1666, describing the origins, fire fighting methods, effects on people, and rebuilding efforts. Contrasts London then and the city now in the areas of population, housing and world trade.
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