Author : Mary Kay Carson
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,15 MB
Release : 2010
Category : JUVENILE NONFICTION
ISBN : 9781402758799
Tornadoes are the most violent storms on the planet, as these dramatic photographs and gatefolds vividly reveal. Includes first-person accounts of historic storms, fascinating facts on climate change, and hands-on activities. Full color.
Author : Mary Kay Carson
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,16 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Hurricanes
ISBN : 9781402777806
An introduction to why hurricanes occur and what it's like to live through one.
Author : Philip Steele
Publisher : Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 50,94 MB
Release : 2006-12-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780836872491
Explains what hurricanes and tornadoes are, describes the damage these powerful storms can do, and explains how scientists study the weather to predict such storms.
Author : Reed Timmer
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 37,30 MB
Release : 2010-10-14
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1101444371
An eye-of-the-hurricane view of storm chasing from the star of the Discovery Channel hit series Storm Chasers. Only one in ten chases actually intercept a tornado-unless you're Reed Timmer. The thrill-seeking meteorologist and star of Storm Chasers has followed and faced down more violent tornadoes than anyone. Into the Storm brings readers into the mind of this man and his mission—collecting data on tornadoes and hurricanes that could save lives—in the terrifying, awe-inspiring world of big weather. Into the Storm is also a fascinating look at the science of weather—what causes extreme conditions, its connection to climate change, and how a tornado gets its stovepipe structure.
Author : Keith Elliot Greenberg
Publisher : Twenty-First Century Books (CT)
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 38,67 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Cyclones
ISBN : 9780805030952
Examines the various types of devastating weather that can affect North America, discussing the differences between hurricanes and tornadoes, their catastrophic impact, storm prediction, and survival techniques.
Author : Peter J. Thuesen
Publisher :
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 28,94 MB
Release : 2020
Category : History
ISBN : 0190680288
One of the earliest sources of humanity's religious impulse was severe weather, which ancient peoples attributed to the wrath of storm gods. Enlightenment thinkers derided such beliefs as superstition, but in America, scientific and theological hubris came face-to-face with the tornado, nature's most violent windstorm. In this groundbreaking history, Peter J. Thuesen traces the primal connections between weather and religion in the United States. He shows that tornadoes and other storms have repeatedly drawn Americans into the profoundest of religious mysteries and confronted them with the question of their own destiny--how much is self-determined and how much is beyond human understanding or control.
Author : Mary Kay Carson
Publisher : Clarion Books
Page : 85 pages
File Size : 38,69 MB
Release : 2019
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0544965825
Describes the work of Robin Tanamachi, a storm chaser who studies how tornadoes form, detailing her team's work in a Doppler radar truck to obtain data that may enable lifesaving discoveries.
Author : Cody Crane
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 20,90 MB
Release : 2021-11-02
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1338769634
Conditions on Earth are becoming more and more extreme and kids want to learn about it! Is it true that tornadoes have the strongest winds on Earth? Yes! Their winds can reach 300 miles per hour (483 kph), sweeping up anything in their paths. They can toss cars and trees through the air and even level entire towns. INSIDE, YOU LL FIND: • How tornadoes form, how they spin, and an account of the most dangerous tornadoes in recent history; • A hands-on activity, a timeline, photos, diagrams—and how meteorologists study tornadoes to keep people safe; • Surprising TRUE facts that will shock and amaze you! This new set in the ongoing A TRUE BOOK series will answer all of kids' questions about nature's most dangerous and destructive disasters! With an engaging layout, and spectacular photos, illustrations, diagrams and infographics, the past, present and future of extreme phenomenon happening on Earth will be explained. Readers will discover causes and consequences, as well as the cutting-edge science developed through the centuries to forecast them. First-hand accounts will bring science to life, and a special section will teach kids how to prepare for these extreme events.
Author : Pete Davies
Publisher : Holt Paperbacks
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 14,33 MB
Release : 2001-09-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780805066111
In Inside the Hurricane, Pete Davies sweeps readers from the Caribbean to the Bay of Bengal, describing both the horrifying violence and the eerie beauty of hurricanes. He explains the weather conditions that foster them; discusses in lucid detail how scientists predict, measure, and track them; and delves into mysteries scientists are still trying to solve. From apocalyptic devastation in Central America to a frantic race against time in Miami, Pete Davies take you as close to the storm as it's possible to go. He tracks the greatest hurricanes in history and takes you along for a wild ride as he recounts his experiences following and flying directly into the worst storms of 1999 with the scientists who do it for living; he explores the science of why hurricanes occur and how to predict their onslaughts more accurately; and he describes the mounting panic of those frantically making preparations as 1999's biggest storm, Floyd, looms. A winning combination of history, science, and adventure, Inside the Hurricane leaves readers with a chilling reminder of nature's enduring domination over man. Going face to face with nature at its most violent, Inside the Hurricane is a gripping, frightening, and brilliantly instructive book about the deadliest storms known to man.
Author : Jim Gigliotti
Publisher : Child's World
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 40,25 MB
Release : 2006-08
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781592967315
The whipping winds and powerful rainstorms of hurricanes cause many problems. Learn how these storms affect people in the United States.
