What turns a flood event into a flood disaster? What can be done to
protect crops from pests and fire? How do scientists detect likely
tornado formation inside a thunderstorm? This book discusses natural
disasters such as tornadoes, hurricanes, volcanoes, floods and droughts
and looks into how scientists use their technology to try and protect
people from them, such as seismology to detect earthquakes and sensors
on buoys at sea to detect water pressure changes in the lookout for
tsunamis, and whether these measures that are taken are effective or
proactive enough.