Hurricane & tornado [electronic resource]
Challoner, Jack2013
Book
Abstract: Eyewitness Hurricane and Tornado is a dramatic and compelling guide to nature's most dangerous and destructive forces. Stunning full-color photographs, models and illustrations offer a unique "eyewitness" view of catastrophic weather conditions. Learn the techniques developed through the centuries to forecast weather, about the chicken that was stripped of its feathers by a tornado, about Benjamin Franklin's lightning rod, and why human activity can cause weather patterns to change. Discover what causes giant waves capable of engulfing entire cities, the disastrous consequences of drought, how plants and animals have adapted to withstand extreme conditions, the weather patterns beyond Earth, and much, much more!
Main title:
Hurricane & tornado [electronic resource] / written by Jack Challoner.
Work:
Edition:
Rev. ed.
Imprint:
New York [N.Y.] : DK Pub., 2004 (Boston, Mass. : Credo Reference, 2013.)
Collation:
1 online resource (33 entries) : 219 images, digital files.
Series title:
Notes:
Rev. ed. of: Hurricane & tornado. 1st American ed. 2000.Description based on title page of print version.
System details:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Linking notes:
Print version: 72 p. : col. ill., col. maps
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 Niño phenomenon -- Freaky conditions -- Weather beyond Earth -- Did you know? -- Timeline -- Find out more -- Glossary.
Access restrictions:
Access restricted to authorized users and institutions.
ISBN:
075660690X (hc)0756606896 (lib bdg)9781782682158 (online)9780756606909 (print)
Dewey class:
551.55
LC class:
QC941.3
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
502410
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