Floods Author:Michael Allaby Presents information on these most damaging of all natural disasters from the perspective of basic meteorology and environmental science, including floodplains, aquifers, tsunamis, the cost of floods, and prevention. — This explains the concepts from atmospheric science, such as partial pressure and vapor pressure; charge separation in storm clou... more »ds; and glacioisostasy, as well as explaining why it rains more on mountainsides than it does in the valleys. New further reading lists at the end of each section and at the conclusion of the book stimulate further research. « less