Title:
Hurricane & tornado
Author:
Edition:
American edition ; Revised edition.
Publication Date:
2021
Publication Information:
New York, NY : DK Publishing, 2021.
©2021.
Physical Description:
72 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 29 cm.
ISBN:
9780744028959
Abstract:
Discover why hurricanes and tornadoes are so destructive. Understand the impacts of extreme weather and how forecasting and warning systems help keep people safe.
General Note:
Includes index.
Contents:
Weather folklore -- Early forecasts -- What is extreme weather? -- Extreme causes -- Severe winds -- Thunderous storms -- Twisting tornadoes -- Tornado force -- Measuring tornadoes -- Lightning strikes -- Hailstorms -- Hurricane alert -- Devastation -- Hurricane strikes -- Fog and smog -- High seas -- Snowstorms -- Avalanche -- Floods and landslides -- Heat waves -- Deadly droughts -- Polar extremes -- Weather watch -- Disaster relief -- Nature's survivors -- Climate change -- El Niño -- Freaky conditions -- Beyond Earth -- Did you know? -- Timeline.
Genre:
Language:
English
