Hurricane & tornado

Jack Challoner

Book - 2021

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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Subjects
Genres
Informational works
Illustrated works
Published
New York, NY : DK Publishing 2021.
Language
English
Main Author
Jack Challoner (author)
Edition
American edition ; Revised edition
Item Description
Includes index.
Physical Description
72 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 29 cm
ISBN
9780744039641
9780744028959
9780241381489
  • 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
  • Find out more
  • Glossary
  • Index