TY - BOOK AU - Kusky,Timothy M. TI - Floods: hazards of surface and groundwater systems T2 - The hazardous Earth SN - 9780816064687 PY - 2008/// CY - New York PB - Facts on File KW - Floods KW - Juvenile literature KW - Groundwater KW - Pollution KW - Water N1 - 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 N2 - "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" ER -