Spilsbury, Louise. <br/><br/>
Hurricanes and tornadoes in action / 
 Hurricanes & tornadoes in action 
Louise and Richard Spilsbury. 
 - 1st ed. 
 - New York :  Rosen Central,  2009. 
 - 48 p. :  col. ill., col. maps ;  28 cm. 
 - Natural disasters in action .
 - Natural disasters in action. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 47) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/> 7.8  Follett Library Resources.  5-8  Follett Library Resources. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781404218635 (lib. bdg.) 9781435851337 (pbk.) 9780329674649 (Follett bdg.) 1404218637 1435851331 0329674641 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2007043369 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Hurricanes--Juvenile literature.<br/>Tornadoes--Juvenile literature.<br/>Hurricanes.<br/>Tornadoes.<br/>Hurricanes.<br/>Tornadoes.<br/>Hurricanes.<br/>Tornadoes.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QC944  / .S65 2009 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>551.55/2