Hurricane & tornado
题名:
Hurricane & tornado
著者:
Challoner, Jack.
DK Publishing, Inc.
ISBN:
9781465420534
版:
American edition.
出版信息:
New York, New York : DK Publishing, 2014.
规格:
72 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 29 cm
系列:
DK eyewitness books
DK eyewitness books.
系列题名:
DK eyewitness books
DK eyewitness books.
一般附注:
Includes index.
摘要:
Describes dangerous and destructive weather conditions around the world, such as thunderstorms, tornadoes, hurricanes, lightning, hail, and drought with photographs, historical background, and legends.-- Source other than Library of Congress.
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 -- Find out more.
附加团体著者:
主题:
| Severe storms -- Juvenile literature. |
| Natural disasters -- Juvenile literature. |
摘要:
Describes dangerous and destructive weather conditions around the world, such as thunderstorms, tornadoes, hurricanes, lightning, hail, and drought with photographs, historical background, and legends.--
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 -- Find out more.