Heat wave
By: Jenny Vaughan.
Series: Wild weather
Publisher: QEB Pub.
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Mankato, Minn
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781595665874
Subjects: Heat waves (Meteorology) -- Juvenile literature
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Description: " Discusses heat waves, where they are common, how they affect us, and how people cope with heat waves"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: What is a heatwave?; title: Where is hot weather most common?; title: Why do some places get warm weather?; title: What happens in a heatwave?; title: Modern life; title: Wildfires; title: Human health and heatwaves; title: Food and farming; title: Droughts; title: Heat and wildlife; title: Living with hot weather; title: Forecasting the weather; title: Are heatwaves getting worse?