Título:
Hurricane & tornado / written by Jack Challoner.
ISBN:
9780744028959
9780744039641
9780241381489
Autor personal:
Edición:
New edition.
Revised edition.
American edition.
Información de publicación:
New York, NY : DK Publishing, 2021.
©2021
Descripción física:
72 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 29 cm.
Nota general:
First published in 1995.
"New edition"--Cover.
Includes index.
Contenido:
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.
Síntesis:
Discover why hurricanes and tornadoes are so destructive. Understand the impacts of extreme weather and how forecasting and warning systems help keep people safe.
Información del programa:
Accelerated Reader AR MG 7.7 1 87015.
Reading Counts RC 6-8 6.5 6 Quiz: 28525 Guided reading level: W.
DAK_521_LEXILE:
IG1090L Lexile
DAK_SERIES_TITLE_DSP:
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DAK_OCLC_NUMBER:
on1241164724
Disponibilidad:
South St. Paul - Kaposia~1
Hastings - Pleasant Hill~1
