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Hurricane & tornado

by Challoner, Jack,
Series: Eyewitness Edition statement:New edition. | Revised edition. | American edition. Published by : DK Publishing, (New York, NY :) Physical details: 72 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 29 cm ISBN:9780744028959; 0744028957; 9780744039641; 0744039649; 9780241381489; 0241381487. Year: 2021
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j551.5 Wea Weather and climate. j551.5 Whi The magic school bus kicks up a storm j551.5092 Ham Meteorologists / j551.55 Cha Hurricane & tornado j551.55 Whi Storm / j551.552 Hir Hurricanes / j551.552 Hoj Hurricanes :

Originally published in 1995.

"New edition"--Cover

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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 Ni�no -- Freaky conditions -- Beyond Earth -- Did you know? -- Timeline.

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

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