Simple text and full color photographs introduce beginning readers to the characteristics of tsunamis.

Examines the causes and effects of tsunamis, waves usually created by undersea earthquakes and volcanic eruptions that can travel more than 600 miles per hour and swallow cities whole. Also describes tsunamis that have struck Japan, Hawaii, and the Pacific Northwest.

This volume introduces readers to the concept of extreme storms in an entertaining way. They'll learn survival tips for situations ranging from silly to scary. A chilling design with creepy, full-color images add to the excitement.

Features the earthquake that spawned a devastating tsunami in Japan that resulted in thousands of deaths and many people homeless and discusses the damaged nuclear plant and the recovery efforts following the disasters.

On the same day a geologist is about to drive his family from their small town of Geiranger to their new life in the city, a mountain collapses into the fjord leaving the town's inhabitants ten minutes to get to high ground before a tsunami hits.

This film peers at an intriguing question--is there an afterlife?--through the lens of George, Marie, and Marcus, who are each tortured in different ways by the thought of life after death. George Lonegan is psychic. It was once his career: he was "the man who can speak to the dead," with a high-traffic website, and a popular biography. But he fled that life, unable to cope with the emotional burden of his abilities. Marie Lelay is a French TV presenter...