Disaster survivors

An exploration of volcanoes that provides accounts of individuals who have survived an eruption, explains what causes them, and discusses related disaster prevention and safety procedures.

Introduces heat waves, describing how they can become hazardous, the experiences of actual survivors of recent heat waves, and precautionary measures to protect against a heat wave's effects.

Introduces hurricanes, describing how they are formed and become destructive and the devastating impact that one of the most dangerous storms to hit the United States, Hurricane Katrina, had on the city of New Orleans in 2005.

An exploration of lightning that provides accounts of individuals who have survived being struck, explains what causes it, and discusses related safety procedures.