Hurricane disasters
By: John Hawkins
Series: Catastrophe!
Publisher: Franklin Watts; Franklin Watts Ltd
Published: 2012
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
ISBN-13: 9781445110172; 9781445131306
Subjects: Natural disasters; Juvenile literature; Hurricanes; Social aspects
Description: "This book investigates modern and historical hurricanes and explores their impact on communities and the environment. It also looks at how scientists predict hurricanes and what we can do to protect ourselves from them." --Back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 47) and index.

Key Stage 3.
Table of contents: title: What is a hurricane?; title: Where hurricanes happen; title: How hurricanes happen; title: Hurricane Katrina, 2005; title: Galveston, 1900; title: Typhoon Vera, 1959; title: Hurricane Mitch, 1998; title: Hurricane Wilma, 2005; title: Hurricane Andrew, 1992; title: Hurricane Ike, 2008; title: Predicting hurricanes; title: Looking to the future; title: Timeline.