Chris Oxlade examines the Earth's physical processes and investigates causes and effects.
- About earthquakes
- Plate tectonics
- Where earthquakes happen
- Earthquake waves
- Effects on the landscape
- Tsunamis
- Effects on buildings
- Living with earthquakes
- Building for earthquakes
- Earthquake science
- Case study: Kobe 1995
- Case study: Kashmir 2005
- Case study: San Francisco
- Glossary
- Further information
- Index
Chris Oxlade, is an experienced writer of information books for children. He specializes in science and technology, and has written more than sixty titles, on subjects ranging from kites to virtual reality as well as books on various forms of transport.