Describes what causes forest fires, how they are detected, techniques used to put them out and the damage that is done. Reexamines sometimes beneficial effects on plant and animal life.

Describes a hurricane experience and its destruction. Explains how the weather bureau can detect, measure, predict and warn people about a hurricane experience. Discusses the means of protecting oneself.

An account of the series of smallpox epidemics that decimated the native American population in the 1800s.

Illustrates four types of volcanoes, explains what causes eruptions and how lava enriches the soil. Includes an interesting description of the development of a volcano.

Investigates the causes and disastrous effects of drought, giving the history of some of the severest droughts on record in the United States and elsewhere.

An account of the arrest and trial of Rodney King and of the riots in Los Angeles in April, 1992, that followed.

Describes how and why oil spills happen, the damage such accidents can do to the environment, and methods used to clean up spills.

Discusses the damage caused by the release of harmful gasses into the atmosphere, the long-term effects, and what can be done to prevent future destruction.

Brief text examines the disastrous effects of uncontrollable fires, methods of fire extinction and prevention, and ways to protect people during a fire.

An introduction to hurricanes, describing their causes and destructive force, how they are predicted and named, and how to protect people from these terrible storms.