Bibliograph

Eyewitness hurricane & tornado, written by Jack Challoner

Type

Label

Eyewitness hurricane & tornado, written by Jack Challoner

Language

eng

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Eyewitness hurricane & tornado

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

612342592

Responsibility statement

written by Jack Challoner

Series statement

DK eyewitness books

Summary

Describes dangerous and destructive weather conditions around the world, such as thunderstorms, tornadoes, hurricanes, lightning, hail, and drought with photographs, historical background, and legends

Table Of Contents

Weather folklore -- Early forecasts -- What is extreme weather? -- Causes of extreme weather -- Severe winds -- Thunderous storms -- Twisting tornadoes -- Tornado force -- Lightning strikes -- Hailstorms -- Hurricane alert -- Hurricane horror -- Fog and smog -- High seas -- Snowstorms -- Avalanche -- Floods and landslides -- Deadly droughts -- Polar extremes -- Weather watch -- Disaster relief -- Nature's survivors -- Climate change -- El Nino phenomenon -- Freaky conditions -- Weather beyond Earth -- Did you know? -- Timeline -- Find out more -- Glossary

Target audience

juvenile

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Hurricane & tornadoHurricane and tornado

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