Floods : hazards of surface and groundwater systems /
Kusky, Timothy M.
Floods : hazards of surface and groundwater systems / Timothy Kusky - New York : Facts on File, c2008 - xv, 144 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. - The hazardous Earth . - The hazardous Earth .
Includes bibliographical references and index
The water planet : relationships between surface water and groundwater systems -- sterams and river systems --effect of river modifications and urbanization on river dynamics -- example of flood disasters -- the groundwater systems and groundwater contamination -- geoligical subsidence, compaction, and collapse -- summary
"Examines the intricate processes that control the development and flow of stream and river systems and discusses how and when these processes can become hazardous"
9780816064687 0816064687
Floods--Juvenile literature
Groundwater--Pollution--Juvenile literature
Water--Pollution--Juvenile literature
Floods : hazards of surface and groundwater systems / Timothy Kusky - New York : Facts on File, c2008 - xv, 144 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. - The hazardous Earth . - The hazardous Earth .
Includes bibliographical references and index
The water planet : relationships between surface water and groundwater systems -- sterams and river systems --effect of river modifications and urbanization on river dynamics -- example of flood disasters -- the groundwater systems and groundwater contamination -- geoligical subsidence, compaction, and collapse -- summary
"Examines the intricate processes that control the development and flow of stream and river systems and discusses how and when these processes can become hazardous"
9780816064687 0816064687
Floods--Juvenile literature
Groundwater--Pollution--Juvenile literature
Water--Pollution--Juvenile literature