Bibliograph

Hurricane & tornado, written by Jack Challoner

Type

Label

Hurricane & tornado, written by Jack Challoner

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (page 68) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Hurricane & tornado

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

859447890

Responsibility statement

written by Jack Challoner

Series statement

DK eyewitness

Summary

Describes dangerous and destructive weather conditions around the world, such as thunderstorms, tornadoes, hurricanes, lightning, hail, and drought with photographs, historical background, and legends

Table Of Contents

Weather folklore -- Early forecasts -- What is extreme weather? -- Extreme causes -- Severe winds -- Thunderous storms -- Twisting tornadoes -- Tornado force -- Measuring tornadoes -- Lightning strikes -- Hailstorms -- Hurrican 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

Target audience

juvenile

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