Natural Disasters Floods Author:E. Willard Miller, Ruby M. Miller What causes killer floods? Why are they so destructive? Can they be predicted, tamed, eliminated? Find the answers in Natural Disasters: Floods, which discusses where and how often floods occur in the United States, how the federal government handles flood control, the many agencies and organizations that help flood victims and municipalities, a... more »nd the extent of the economic and social damage caused by floods.« less