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Author:

Challoner, Jack, author.

Title:

Hurricane & tornado / written by Jack Challoner.

Edition:

American edition ; Revised edition.

Publisher:

DK Publishing,

Copyright Date:

2021

Description:

72 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 29 cm.

Subject:

Severe storms--Juvenile literature.
Natural disasters--Juvenile literature.
Hurricanes--Juvenile literature.
Tornadoes--Juvenile literature.
Storms--Juvenile literature.
Hurricanes.
Tornadoes.
Juvenile works.
Informational works.
Illustrated works.

Notes:

Includes index.

Contents:

Weather folklore -- Early forecasts -- What is extreme weather? -- Extreme causes -- Severe winds -- Thunderous storms -- Twisting tornadoes -- Tornado force -- Measuring tornadoes -- Lightning strikes -- Hailstorms -- Hurricane alert -- Devastation -- Hurricane strikes -- Fog and smog -- High seas -- Snowstorms -- Avalanche -- Floods and landslides -- Heat waves -- Deadly droughts -- Polar extremes -- Weather watch -- Disaster relief -- Nature's survivors -- Climate change -- El Niño -- Freaky conditions -- Beyond Earth -- Did you know? -- Timeline.

Summary:

Discover why hurricanes and tornadoes are so destructive. Understand the impacts of extreme weather and how forecasting and warning systems help keep people safe.

Series:

Eyewitness

ISBN:

0241381487
9780241381489

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1241164724

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