Book Description
A revised series provides detailed overviews of devastating world disasters, weaving together important background information with gripping accounts from survivors and victims.
Author : Carmen Bredeson
Publisher : Enslow Publishing, LLC
Page : 54 pages
File Size : 22,58 MB
Release : 2013-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780766040144
A revised series provides detailed overviews of devastating world disasters, weaving together important background information with gripping accounts from survivors and victims.
Author : Nancy Mathis
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 16,19 MB
Release : 2008-03-04
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0743296605
Veteran journalist Mathis has produced a compulsively readable account of one of the most terrible tornadoes in history--a mile-wide F5 twister--and the extraordinary people who kept it from becoming the deadliest.
Author : Lynn Peppas
Publisher : Crabtree Publishing Company
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 10,45 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780778715733
Not all rain clouds lead to rainbows. Some form into ravaging thunderstorms, bringing pounding hail, wild winds, and bolts of lightning. Winter storms are equally threatening, bringing terrible wind chills and mountains of snow. This book looks at the severe side of storms, including:* hail, wind, and the kinds and causes of lightning* famous storms and blizzards, including the deadly Blizzard of 1888* how severe weather is tracked using Doppler radar* activity/observation page
Author : Lynn Peppas
Publisher : Turtleback Books
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 16,13 MB
Release : 2004-03-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781417621149
For use in schools and libraries only. Looks at the severe side of storms, including hail, wind, and the kinds and causes of lightning; famous storms and blizzards, including the deadly Blizzard of 1888; how severe weather is tracked using Doppler radar, and more.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 22,84 MB
Release : 1984
Category : Tornado warning systems
ISBN :
Author : Linda Hall
Publisher : Steeple Hill
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 44,98 MB
Release : 2009-12-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1426846894
The rustic lakeside homestead is supposed to be a refuge for widow Nori Edwards. However, the moment the single mom arrives, strange and frightening things start happening. Former police officer Steve Baylor—the only resident who'll step foot on the "cursed" property—vows to protect Nori. And catch the shadowy someone dead set on terrorizing her. For the first time, she feels safe. But danger won't stay hidden forever…and neither will Nori's stalker, who's waiting for a chance to let a deadly storm roll in.
Author : Warren Faidley
Publisher : HarperChristian + ORM
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 18,78 MB
Release : 2006-08-20
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 1418554081
Be prepared to survive weather disasters no matter where you live with this complete guide. Year after year, dangerous weather become more intense—and more common. We all need to be ready for a potentially deadly storm to strike at any time. The Ultimate Storm Survival Handbook gives you all the information you need to prepare for hurricanes, tornados, blizzards, floods, hailstorms, and more. Along with clear instructions on preparing before a storm, the book also contains survival kit guidelines, helpful Websites, and quick-reference emergency checklists for each type of weather event. Get step-by-step instructions on: creating a plan for family survival securing your home and taking inventory caring for your pets familiarizing yourself with your area's storms and storm safety knowing what the warnings mean planning for the infirm and elderly
Author : Melissa Scott
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 155 pages
File Size : 41,81 MB
Release : 2020-10-06
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 1338608649
The first-ever auiobook for gen:LOCK, the hit animated sci-fi series starring Michael B. Jordan, Dakota Fanning, David Tennant, and Maisie Williams! The last few months have been a whirlwind for Cammie MacCloud. Ever since she agreed to join the gen:LOCK program to help fight the Union, an authoritarian force threatening the world, she's been struggling to find her place in the group. As a 17-year-old genius hacker, she doesn't really fit in among the other four recruits: She can't shoot, she isn't the most graceful in the field, and her brash style doesn't exactly jibe with Command.But Cammie notices things the others don't, and she has the skills to investigate when something feels off... like their latest mission, which currently finds them stranded at the center of a deadly storm with a Union spy in their midst. Don't miss this epic, original novel from multiple award-winning author Melissa Scott and the gen:LOCK team!
Author : Carrie Gleason
Publisher : Crabtree Publishing Company
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 38,84 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780778715795
Over the oceans, no one is safe from the surging power of ocean storms. Ocean Storm Alert! looks at how whirlpools, tidal waves, and tsunamis start, and their effect on people at sea and in coastal areas.
Author : United States. National Weather Service
Publisher :
Page : 8 pages
File Size : 12,93 MB
Release : 1979
Category : Hurricane protection
ISBN :