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Title:

Hurricanes, typhoons, & other tropical cyclones.

Edition:

2nd ed.

Publisher:

World Book,

Copyright Date:

c2009

Description:

47, [1] p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 28 cm.

Subject:

Hurricanes--Juvenile literature.
Typhoons--Juvenile literature.
Cyclones--Juvenile literature.

Other Authors:

World Book, Inc.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 47) and index.

Contents:

Wind and cyclones -- Changing history -- Building up to a hurricane -- Hurricane Mitch -- The great hurricane of 1780 -- The eye of the storm -- Storm surges -- Galveston?s great storm -- Hurricane Katrina -- Studying hurricanes -- Okeechobee and Long Island -- Big winds of the Pacific -- Japan and the Philippines -- Typhoon cobra -- Storms off the Indian Ocean -- Bangladesh -- The destruction of Darwin -- Surviving a hurricane -- Activity -- Glossary -- Additional resources.

Summary:

"A discussion of major types of natural disasters, including descriptions of some of the most destructive; explanations of these phenomena, what causes them, and where they occur; and information about how to prepare for and survive these forces of nature. Features include an activity, glossary, list of resources, and index"--Provided by publisher.

Series:

World Book's library of natural disasters

ISBN:

071669817X
9780716698173 (set)
0716698242
9780716698241

LCCN:

2009517669

Locations:

MNPB553 -- Bancroft Public Library (Bancroft)

TZPC572 -- Center Point Public Library (Center Point)