Through journal entries sixteen-year-old Miranda describes her family's struggle to survive after a meteor hits the moon, causing worldwide tsunamis, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions.

In this collection of ten well-known catastrophes Brenda Guiberson explores the causes and effects, as well as the local and global reverberations of these calamitous events.

A leading seismologist examines the worlds greatest natural disasters and the lingering effect they have had on human lives, including Pompeii, the California floods of 1862 and more recent events, including the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004 and the 2017 American hurricane season.

Introduces earthquakes, their causes, and the damage they do; describes how scientists can determine that an earthquake is coming; and provides advice on preparation and survival.

Introduces volcanic eruptions, their causes, and the damage they do; describes how scientists can determine that a volcano is about to undergo a major eruption; and provides advice on preparation and survival.

Considers the global impact of the 1883 eruption of the Krakatoa volcano, documenting its cause of an immense tsunami that killed 40,000 people, its impact on the weather for several years, and its role in anti-Western Islamic fundamentalism.

The survivors of the Monument 14 have finally made it to the safety of a Canadian refugee camp, but Josie, trapped in a brutal prison camp for exposed Type Os, may lose hope unless Niko and his companions can rescue her.