Book Description
For use in schools and libraries only. Examines superstorms and their potential destructiveness, including thunderstorms, hailstone showers, tornadoes, hurricanes, and typhoons. A Level 2 See More Reader.
Author : Seymour Simon
Publisher : Turtleback Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 13,88 MB
Release : 2002-03
Category :
ISBN : 9780613584401
For use in schools and libraries only. Examines superstorms and their potential destructiveness, including thunderstorms, hailstone showers, tornadoes, hurricanes, and typhoons. A Level 2 See More Reader.
Author : Seymour Simon
Publisher : Chronicle Books
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 50,33 MB
Release : 2002-03
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781587171376
Examines superstorms and their potential destructiveness, including thunderstorms, hailstone showers, tornadoes, hurricanes, and typhoons.
Author : James Lincoln Turner
Publisher : Down the Shore Publishing
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 39,19 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Nature
ISBN :
From the Blizzard of 1888 to the Great Appalachian Storm of 1950, this storm book reveals the majesty and terror of the major storms to hit the mid-Atlantic region and New England. Truly a book for weather buffs--analysis of storms, filled with meteorological facts and details, this book is also for anyone who finds it impossible to turn away from breathtaking accounts of natural forces at their most powerful. Blizzards, hurricanes, northeasters and compelling stories are illustrated with historical weather maps and photographs, showing weather in all its worst fury and beauty.
Author : Seymour Simon
Publisher :
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 28,41 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Natural disasters
ISBN : 9780439466851
Examines superstorms and their potential destructiveness, including thunderstorms, hailstone showers, tornadoes, hurricanes, and typhoons.
Author : Mark Schleifstein
Publisher : Little, Brown
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 15,30 MB
Release : 2009-06-27
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0316076597
At 5:02 A.M. on August 29, 2005, Power Went Out in the Superdome. Not long after, wind ripped giant white rubber sheets off the roof and sent huge shards of debris flying toward Uptown. Rivulets of rainwater began finding their way down through the ceiling, dripping and pouring into the stands, the mezzanine, and the football field. Without ventilation, the air began to get gamy with the smell of sweat and garbage. The bathrooms stopped working. Many people slept; others waited, mostly in silence.
Author : Kathryn Miles
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 18,79 MB
Release : 2014-10-16
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0698186222
The first complete moment-by-moment account of the largest Atlantic storm system ever recorded—a hurricane like no other The sky was lit by a full moon on October 29, 2012, but nobody on the eastern seaboard of the United States could see it. Everything had been consumed by cloud. The storm’s immensity caught the attention of scientists on the International Space Station. Even from there, it seemed almost limitless: 1.8 million square feet of tightly coiled bands so huge they filled the windows of the Station. It was the largest storm anyone had ever seen. Initially a tropical storm, Sandy had grown into a hybrid monster. It charged across open ocean, picking up strength with every step, baffling meteorologists and scientists, officials and emergency managers, even the traditional maritime wisdom of sailors and seamen: What exactly was this thing? By the time anyone decided, it was too late. And then the storm made landfall. Sandy was not just enormous, it was also unprecedented. As a result, the entire nation was left flat-footed. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration couldn’t issue reliable warnings; the Coast Guard didn’t know what to do. In Superstorm, journalist Kathryn Miles takes readers inside the maelstrom, detailing the stories of dedicated professionals at the National Hurricane Center and National Weather Service. The characters include a forecaster who risked his job to sound the alarm in New Jersey, the crew of the ill-fated tall ship Bounty, Mayor Bloomberg, Governor Christie, and countless coastal residents whose homes—and lives—were torn apart and then left to wonder . . . When is the next superstorm coming?
Author : Cath Senker
Publisher : Wayland (Publishers) Limited
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 29,35 MB
Release : 2015-12-10
Category : Natural disasters
ISBN : 9780750289108
Find out about the super storms that have hit the headlines over the past decade as hurricanes, cyclones and typhoons have devastated countries around the world. This book looks at three of these natural disasters from recent years in detail: Hurricane Katrina, that struck the USA in 2004, Typhoon Bopha, that hit the Philippines in 2012, and Superstorm Sandy, that devastated the Caribbean and the USA in 2012. Why are these occurrences are so frequent and destructive and what happens to the affected communities after the disaster has struck? The Planet in Peril series answers these questions and many more, looking at three case studies of recent natural disasters to see what happened, how people coped in the aftermath, and how governments, charities and aid agencies work together to rebuild devastated communities.
Author : Kate Messner
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 20,76 MB
Release : 2012-02-28
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0802723136
Jaden's summer visit with her meteorologist father, who has just returned from spending four years in Russia conducting weather experiments not permitted in the United States, fills her with apprehension and fear as she discovers that living at her father's planned community, Placid Meadows, is anything but placid.
Author : Seymour Simon
Publisher : Turtleback
Page : pages
File Size : 31,5 MB
Release : 2002-03-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780606243445
Examines superstorms and their potential destructiveness, including thunderstorms, hailstone showers, tornadoes, hurricanes, and typhoons.
Author : Ron Miller
Publisher : Twenty-First Century Books
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 22,21 MB
Release : 2014-01-01
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 1467725463
Huge, towering clouds build up in the sky—it's a super cell. The Doppler radar indicates that the system is rotating. But is there a funnel? Is it touching the ground? Only a storm chaser can confirm when a tornado is present—and help meteorologists warn nearby towns. Whenever severe weather threatens, storm chasers hit the road to hunt for tornadoes, hurricanes, or violent storms. Some drive thousands of miles in just a few days as they follow a storm system from Iowa to Texas. Others serve their cities and towns by taking photos from their backyards and phoning in storm details to local weather stations. Specially trained Hurricane Hunters hop into aircraft packed with scientific instruments to fly deep into powerful hurricanes, hoping to reach the eye of the storm. Are storm chasers a bunch of foolish daredevils? Not at all. Many are scientists while others are professional photographers and videographers. Storm chasers arm themselves with training about severe weather, use sophisticated instruments, and follow safety guidelines. In Chasing the Storm, you'll meet real storm chasers and meteorologists, hear their stories, and discover how they do their work. You'll learn tornado basics, get a great window into the science of meteorology, and learn how to pursue a career in the field. You might even decide to become a storm chaser yourself!