Inside tornadoes

Tornadoes are the most violent storms on the planet-as these photographs filled with before-and-after images of storm sites reveal. What makes a tornado, where they strike, and what scientists discover as they risk their lives driving equipment as close as possible to these storms. With first -perso...

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Main Author: Carson, Mary Kay
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Lewes : Sterling ; GMC Distribution [distributor], c2010.
Series:Inside series
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300 |a 48 p. :  |b ill. (some col.), col. maps ;  |c 26 cm. 
440 0 |a Inside series 
500 |a Includes fold-out pages. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 46), filmography (p. 46), and index. 
505 0 |a Twisted weather -- Where and when do tornadoes happen? -- Why and how do tornadoes happen? -- Sizing up tornadoes -- Tornadoes to remember: four devastating twisters -- Storm scientists in action -- Tornado safety -- Tornado watcher words to know. 
520 |a Tornadoes are the most violent storms on the planet-as these photographs filled with before-and-after images of storm sites reveal. What makes a tornado, where they strike, and what scientists discover as they risk their lives driving equipment as close as possible to these storms. With first -person accounts of historic storms, facts on climate change and its potential effect on tornadoes, and hands-on activities. 
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