"What if Atlantis wasn't a myth, but an early precursor to a new age of great flooding? Across the globe, scientists and civilians alike are noticing rapidly rising sea levels, and higher and higher tides pushing more water directly into the places we live, from our most vibrant, historic cities to our last remaining traditional coastal villages. With each crack in the great ice sheets of the Arctic and Antarctica, and each tick upwards of Earth's...

Explains the various types of floods, provides a history of famous floods, and discusses the latest trends in flood prevention and control.

...Reviews elements affecting height of tides; indicates damage caused by flooding and methods of controlling property damage (regulation of land use, etc.); describes major storms since 1938 giving statistics for each; lists major storms prior to 1938 and flood tide height at selected stations since 1938...

It's Gamache's first day back as head of the homicide department, a job he temporarily shares with his previous second-in-command, Jean-Guy Beauvoir. Flood waters are rising across the province. In the middle of the turmoil a father approaches Gamache, pleading for help in finding his daughter. As crisis piles upon crisis, Gamache tries to hold off the encroaching chaos, and realizes the search for Vivienne Godin should be abandoned. But with a daughter...

Thirteen-year-old Jillian Robichaux's coastal Louisiana town of Boutin suffers a catastrophic flood that might be too much for her community to overcome, but she is determined to keep both Boutin and its indomitable spirit alive.

In 1927, as the Mississippi River threatens to burst its banks and engulf all in its path, two federal revenue agents investigate the disappearance of two fellow agents on the trail of a local bootlegger.

"[In this graphic novel adaptation,] Barry's family tries to evacuate before Hurricane Katrina hits their home in New Orleans. But when Barry's little sister gets terribly sick, they're forced to stay home and wait out the storm. At first, Katrina doesn't seem to be as bad as predicted. But overnight the levees break, and Barry's world is literally torn apart. He's swept away by the floodwaters, away from his family. Can he survive the storm of the...

When the night guard arrives at the Ocean room at the Museum of Natural History, he wonders if he left the bathtub faucet on at home.

"When Zoe discovers that Unicorn Island is flooding, she knows she has to stop the waters and fast. Is there any way for Zoe and her best friend Astra, the fairy unicorn, to save the island from disaster? Fairy Unicorns is an exciting new series of original, illustrated fiction with easy-to-read text. It's perfect for newly fluent readers who are ready for longer stories."--Page 4 of cover