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020 _a9781404218635 (lib. bdg.)
020 _a9781435851337 (pbk.)
020 _a9780329674649 (Follett bdg.)
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100 1 _aSpilsbury, Louise.
245 1 0 _aHurricanes and tornadoes in action /
_cLouise and Richard Spilsbury.
246 3 _aHurricanes & tornadoes in action
250 _a1st ed.
260 _aNew York :
_bRosen Central,
_c2009.
300 _a48 p. :
_bcol. ill., col. maps ;
_c28 cm.
490 1 _aNatural disasters in action
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 47) and index.
505 0 _aWhat 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.
520 _aDescribes 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.
521 0 _a7.8
_bFollett Library Resources.
521 2 _a5-8
_bFollett Library Resources.
650 0 _aHurricanes
_vJuvenile literature.
650 0 _aTornadoes
_vJuvenile literature.
650 1 _aHurricanes.
650 1 _aTornadoes.
650 7 _aHurricanes.
_2sears.
650 7 _aTornadoes.
_2sears.
650 1 _aHurricanes.
650 1 _aTornadoes.
700 1 _aSpilsbury, Richard,
_d1963-
830 0 _aNatural disasters in action.
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