Ebook: Fierce floods

What are floods? -- Accidental and deliberate flooding -- Bangladesh, June 2012 -- The Mississippi River, May 2011 -- Russia, July 2012 -- Prediction and protection -- The storm-water challenge.;Extreme weather dominates news bulletins around the world. From tsunamis to superstorms, floods to wild fires, natural disasters affect people globally on a daily basis. Floods, and their deadly consequences, have hit the headlines over the past decade as countries around the world have been affected by serious flooding. But why are these occurrences becoming more frequent, and more severe? And what happens to the affected communities after disaster has struck? Planet in Peril: Fierce Floods answers these questions and many more, including when and why flooding occurs, and how technology is helping people to prepare for it.