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Hurricanes and tornadoes in action / Louise and Richard Spilsbury.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextSeries: Natural disasters in actionPublication details: New York : Rosen Central, 2009.Edition: 1st edDescription: 48 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 28 cmISBN:
  • 9781404218635 (lib. bdg.)
  • 9781435851337 (pbk.)
  • 9780329674649 (Follett bdg.)
  • 1404218637
  • 1435851331
  • 0329674641
Other title:
  • Hurricanes & tornadoes in action
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 551.55/2 22
LOC classification:
  • QC944 .S65 2009
Contents:
What is a hurricane? -- What is a tornado? -- The fastest winds on earth -- Case study: Tangail tornado, Bangladesh, 1996 -- Case study: Hurricane Mitch, Central America, 1998 -- Case study: Oklahoma twisters, U.S.A., 1999 -- Case study: Tornadoes in the U.K., 2005 -- Case study 5 : Hurricane Katrina, U.S.A. 2005 -- Prediction and preparation.
Summary: Describes what causes hurricanes and tornadoes and provides case studies of significant hurricanes and tornadoes, such as Tangail tornado in Bangladesh in 1996, Hurricane Mitch in Central America in 1996, and Hurricane Katrina in the United States in 2005.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 47) and index.

What is a hurricane? -- What is a tornado? -- The fastest winds on earth -- Case study: Tangail tornado, Bangladesh, 1996 -- Case study: Hurricane Mitch, Central America, 1998 -- Case study: Oklahoma twisters, U.S.A., 1999 -- Case study: Tornadoes in the U.K., 2005 -- Case study 5 : Hurricane Katrina, U.S.A. 2005 -- Prediction and preparation.

Describes what causes hurricanes and tornadoes and provides case studies of significant hurricanes and tornadoes, such as Tangail tornado in Bangladesh in 1996, Hurricane Mitch in Central America in 1996, and Hurricane Katrina in the United States in 2005.

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