Extreme weather
By: H. Michael Mogil
Publisher: New Holland
Published: 2007
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781847730060
Subjects: Weather; Natural disasters; Climatology; Pictorial works
Description: A comprehensive, easy-to-understand look at the how's and why's behind our planet's most devastating natural events including hurricanes, floods, tidal waves, tornadoes, severe winds, heat waves and more.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Recordin keepig; title: Is the weather really getting worse?; title: Winter storms; title: Hurricanes and other tropical cyclones; title: Thunderstorms; title: Tornadoes; title: Lightning; title: Hail; title: Floods; title: Deserts and dust storms; title: Droughts; title: Forest and wild fires; title: Heatwaves; title: Coldwaves; title: High winds; title: Air quality; title: Volcanoes; title: Climate change past, present and future.