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Hurricane & tornado / written by Jack Challoner.

Hurricane and tornado (other title)
Challoner, Jack. (Author).

Summary:

Describes dangerous and destructive weather conditions around the world, such as thunderstorms, tornadoes, hurricanes, lightning, hail, and drought with photographs, historical background, and legends.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0789452421
  • ISBN: 9780789452429
  • Physical Description: 61 pages : color illustrations color maps ; 29 cm.
  • Edition: 1st American edition
  • Publisher: New York : Dorling Kindersley Pub., 2000.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Weather folklore -- Early forecasts -- What is extreme weather? -- Causes of extreme weather -- Severe winds -- Thunderous storms -- Twisting tornadoes -- Tornado force -- Lightning strikes -- Hailstorms -- Hurricane alert -- Hurricane horror -- Fog and smog -- High seas -- Snowstorms -- Avalanche -- Floods and landslides -- Deadly droughts -- Polar extremes -- Weather watch -- Disaster relief -- Nature's survivors -- Climate change -- El Nino phenomenon -- Freaky conditions -- Weather beyond Earth.
Target Audience Note:
IG1090L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR MG 7.7 1 87015.

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Richlands Branch Library J551.55 C 949272 (Text) 36015001486550 Juvenile Nonfiction Checked out 08/19/2026