Kusky, Timothy M. <br/><br/>
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 .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index 
<br/><br/>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 
<br/><br/> "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" 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780816064687 0816064687 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Floods--Juvenile literature<br/>Groundwater--Pollution--Juvenile literature<br/>Water--Pollution--Juvenile literature