North Star EDITIONS WWW NORTHSTAREDITIONS COM Copyright 2017 by North Star Editions Lake Elmo MN 55042 All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means without written permission from the publisher Produced for North Star Editions by Red Line Editorial Photographs Phil MacD Photography Shutterstock Images cover 1 Jonathan Bachman AP Images 4 5 Pattie Calfy iStockphoto 7 Max Becherer AP Images 8 aerogondo2 Shutterstock Images 10 11 LaiQuocAnh Shutterstock Images 13 NASA 15 Dewitt Shutterstock Images 16 17 Marcin Szymczak Shutterstock Images 19 Zern Liew Shutterstock Images 20 21 Jim Reed Science Source 22 23 Erik Simonsen Getty Images 25 US Army 27 Content Consultant William Gallus Professor Department of Geological and Atmospheric Sciences Iowa State University ISBN 978 1 63517 002 3 hardcover 978 1 63517 058 0 paperback 978 1 63517 164 8 ebook pdf 978 1 63517 114 3 hosted ebook Library of Congress Control Number 2016949780 Printed in the United States of America Mankato MN November 2016 ABOUT THE AUTHOR Marne Ventura is the author of 41 books for kids She loves writing about nature science technology food health and crafts She is a former elementary school teacher and holds a master's degree in education from the University of California
TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 The Water's Rising 5 CHAPTER 2 The Science of Floods 11 CHAPTER 3 Taking Action against Floods 17 A CLOSER LOOK Types of Dams 20 CHAPTER 4 Detection and Prediction 23 Flood Safety Checklist 29 Focus on Detecting Floods 30 Glossary 31 To Learn More 32 Index 32
CHAPTER 1 THE WATER'S RISING Dennis Dennis Easter drove toward home It was a rainy morning in May 2015 By this time the heavy rains had been falling for a week Easter had gone to get sandbags He planned to use them to build a wall around his house He hoped to stop water from washing away his property If sandbags are put in place soon enough they can protect homes from flood damage
