Hurricane & tornado
Discover why hurricanes and tornadoes are so destructive. Understand the impacts of extreme weather and how forecasting and warning systems help keep people safe.
| Main Author: | Challoner, Jack (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York, NY :
DK Publishing,
2021.
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| Edition: | American edition. |
| Series: |
DK eyewitness books.
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| Subjects: |
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
- 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.