ABSTRACT

London was once covered in a fog so polluted that it killed 12,000 people. The Aleppo earthquake killed 230,000 people, and a wall of water mysteriously wiped out the whole town of Burnham-on-Sea. All of these were catastrophic disasters, but they led to important discoveries in science. Learn about how the earth turned to liquid in New Zealand and what happens when a tsunami meets a nuclear reactor. These stories may sound twisted and strange, but they are all true tales from science!

Ages 9-12

section |61 pages

It's Earth's Fault

chapter |7 pages

Vesuvius

chapter |3 pages

Aleppo Quakes

chapter |4 pages

Mystery Flood

chapter |5 pages

1816-The Year Without a Summer

chapter |5 pages

Super Solar Storm

chapter |6 pages

Tri-State Terror

chapter |5 pages

The Tunguska Event

chapter |7 pages

The Exploding Lake

chapter |6 pages

Tsunami Killer

chapter |3 pages

Angel of the Beach

chapter |2 pages

Tallest Tsunami

chapter |3 pages

Biggest and Baddest Earthquakes

chapter |2 pages

Science Lab Vortex in a Bottle

chapter |2 pages

Science Lab Which Way the Wind?

section |43 pages

Humans Caused It

chapter |5 pages

Gladiator Disaster

chapter |3 pages

The Beer Flood

chapter |6 pages

The Peshtigo Fire

chapter |7 pages

The Halifax Explosion

chapter |3 pages

Killer Fog

chapter |4 pages

The Great Molasses Flood

chapter |4 pages

Door to Hell

chapter |5 pages

Fukushima Disaster

chapter |2 pages

Science Lab Fog It Up

chapter |3 pages

Science Lab the Density Dilemma

section |24 pages

Disaster Daredevils

chapter |3 pages

Avalanche King

chapter |5 pages

Hurricane Hunters

chapter |5 pages

Smoke Jumpers

chapter |4 pages

Into the Volcano

chapter |3 pages

Science Lab Measure Wind Speed

chapter |3 pages

Science Lab Build a Volcano