Montello Public Library

Wildfires, [writer: Anne Rooney]

eng

mapsillustrations

index present

non fiction

Wildfires

1011543219

[writer: Anne Rooney]

World Book's library of natural disasters

"A discussion of wildfires, describing their characteristics, patterns of occurrence, and impacts. Features descriptions of significant wildfires, bushfires, and forest fires from history"--, Provided by publisher

What is a wildfire? -- Causes of wildfires -- The Great Peshtigo fire -- The chemistry of fire -- The Great Black Dragon fire -- How fires spread and restart -- The Cedar fire -- Logging fires -- What conditions affect fires? -- Australian bushfires -- Black Saturday fires -- Out of control -- The Big Burn of 1910 -- The Oakland-Berkeley fire -- What stops fires? -- Indonesian fires -- Looking out for fires -- Fighting fires -- Yarnell Hill fire -- Saving people and buildings -- 2010 Russian wildfires -- What to do in a wildfire -- 2016-2017 North American wildfires -- Activity -- Glossary -- Additional resources -- Index

juvenile