Andew Langley is a widely experienced and highly successful author of a large number of reference books for children. He lives in Bath, England.

1 HALF TITLE; 3 TITLE; 4 IMPRINT; 5 Contents; 6 Foreword; Chapter 1 - THE RESTLESS EARTH; 7 chapter opener; 8-9 Beneath our feet - how earth's crust is broken up into tectonic plates; 10-11 Earthquake - case studies of some of the deadliest quakes in history; 12-13 What is a tsunami?; 14-15 Killer waves; 16-17 Measuring earthquakes - the work of seismologists, from ancient China to modern times; 18 Summary page to conclude Chapter 1/Further information; Chapter 2 - VOLCANOES; 19 chapter opener; 20-21 What is a volcano?; 22-23 Buried alive - the first three dangers from a volcano: ash, poisonous gases and lava flows; 24-25 Exploding volcanoes; 26-27 Volcanic tsunamis - how giant waves can be caused by massive volcanic eruptions; 28-29 Sleeping giants - volcanoes today; 30 Summary page to conclude Chapter 2/Further information; Chapter 3 - STORM AND FLOOD; 31 chapter opener; 32-33 Danger in the air - conditions in the atmosphere which lead to very high winds and storms; 34-35 Tornadoes; 36-37 Typhoons and waterspouts; 38-39 Hurricanes; 40-41 Floods; 42-43 Avalanches and mudslides; 44-45 Defending ourselves; 46 Summary page to conclude Chapter 3/Further information; Chapter 4 - DROUGHT AND DISEASE; 47 chapter opener; 48-49 What causes drought?; 50-51 Wildfires; 52-53 Invisible killers - the many different forms of epidemic diseases; 54-55 The Black Death; 56-57 Fighting drought and disease; 58 Summary page to conclude Chapter 4/Further information; 60-61 Glossary; 62-63 Index; 64 Acknowledgements.