Journey through the powerful science of our world with The Kingfisher Extreme Nature Encyclopedia! This book explains the realities of climate and weather in its many forms. As young readers turn the pages of this book, they can explore mega forces of nature, from moving plates to warming seas. The fact-packed content explains a range of natural disasters and how they occur, including: tsunamis, wildfires, droughts, blizzards, avalanches, tornadoes, floods and more. With hundreds of vivid photographs, and fascinating text written by expert authors, topics will be covered in a way that's clear and insightful. The chapters will answer questions such as: Why does it rain? How does the Sun work? Why does the ground shake during an earthquake? Readers will look down to the ground then up to the sky to learn about key topics in Earth sciences. This book is an essential resource to a world of knowledge, and explores important and ever-relevant topics such as climate change, preparing for the future and caring for our world.