TY - BOOK AU - Spilsbury,Louise AU - Spilsbury,Richard TI - Hurricanes and tornadoes in action T2 - Natural disasters in action SN - 9781404218635 (lib. bdg.) AV - QC944 .S65 2009 U1 - 551.55/2 22 PY - 2009/// CY - New York PB - Rosen Central KW - Hurricanes KW - Juvenile literature KW - Tornadoes KW - sears N1 - 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; 7.8; Follett Library Resources; 5-8; Follett Library Resources N2 - 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 ER -