Hurricane & tornado
By: written by Jack Challoner.
Edition: 1st American ed.
Series: DK eyewitness books
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Pub.
Published: 2000
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 61
Subjects: Severe storms -- Juvenile literature; Natural disasters -- Juvenile literature; Storms
Genres: Juvenile literature
Other titles: Hurricane and tornado
Description: Describes dangerous and destructive weather conditions around the world, such as thunderstorms, tornadoes, hurricanes, lightning, hail, and drought with photographs, historical background, and legends.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Weather folklore; title: Early forecasts; title: What is extreme weather?; title: Causes of extreme weather; title: Severe winds; title: Thunderous storms; title: Twisting tornadoes; title: Tornado force; title: Lightning strikes; title: Hailstorms; title: Hurricane alert; title: Hurricane horror; title: Fog and smog; title: High seas; title: Snowstorms; title: Avalanche; title: Floods and landslides; title: Deadly droughts; title: Polar extremes; title: Weather watch; title: Disaster relief; title: Nature's survivors; title: Climate change; title: El Nino phenomenon; title: Freaky conditions; title: Weather beyond Earth.