Hurricanes and tornadoes in action
By: Richard and Louise Spilsbury.
Contributors: Spilsbury, Louise.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Natural disasters in action
Publisher: Rosen Pub. Group
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781404218635
Subjects: Hurricanes; Tornadoes
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: What is a hurricane?; title: What is a tornado?; title: The fastest winds on earth; title: Case study 1 : Tangail, Bangladesh, 1996; title: Case study 2 : Hurricane Mitch, Central America, 1998; title: Case study 3 : Oklahoma twisters, 1999; title: Case study 4 : Tornadoes in the UK, 2005; title: Case study 5 : Hurricane Katrina, USA 2005; title: Prediction and preparation.