Challoner, Jack,

Hurricane & tornado / Hurricane and tornado Eyewitness hurricane & tornado DK Eyewitness Hurricane and tornado written by Jack Challoner. - New edition. Revised edition. American edition. - 72 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 29 cm - Eyewitness .

Originally published in 1995. "New edition"--Cover Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

Discover why hurricanes and tornadoes are so destructive. Understand the impacts of extreme weather and how forecasting and warning systems help keep people safe.--

ISBN: 9780744028959 0744028957 9780744039641 0744039649 9780241381489 0241381487

LCCN: 2022289202

Nat. Bib. No.: GBC1G4913 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 020348546 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Severe storms
Natural disasters
Hurricanes
Tornadoes
Storms
Cyclones
Storms.
Natural disasters.
Hurricanes.
Tornadoes.
Storms.
Violentes tempêtes
Catastrophes naturelles
Ouragans
Tornades
Tempêtes
Cyclones
Storms.
Severe storms.
Natural disasters.
Hurricanes.
Tornadoes.
Storms
Natural disasters
Hurricanes
Tornadoes
Storms.
Natural disasters.
Hurricanes.
Tornadoes.

LC Class. No.: QC941.3 / .C57 2021

Dewey Class. No.: 551.55