severe storms

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severe storms

Twisters and Other Terrible Storms

2004
Describes the changing nature of weather and how meteorologists predict and study storms, tornadoes, hurricanes, and blizzards.

Storm chasing

2014
Discusses the tools and equipment used by scientists and other specialists who head into violent storms and the dangers associated with the practice, and describes the main characteristics of tornadoes, hurricanes, waterspouts, and thunderstorms.

Weather

2013
Explores the science behind weather including information on clouds, thunderstorms, and hurricanes.

Into the storm

violent tornadoes, killer hurricanes, and death-defying adventures in extreme weather
2010

Lightning strikes

staying safe under stormy skies
2002
Describes the risks of lightning, thunderstorm winds, and flash floods, and how to stay safe, including strategies for those who work outdoors, lightning myths, and survival stories.

Storm chaser!

2004
Describes how storm chasers in weather trucks use radar to trace a storm's path in order to warn people ahead of time.

The coming storm

extreme weather and our terrifying future
2001
Explores how humans are affecting the world's weather patterns and argues that if changes are not made, weather events will become more catastrophic in the future.

Storm chaser

a photographer's journey
2007
Storm chaser Jim Reed recounts his fifteen-year career photographing weather phenomena across the United States, sharing some of his most memorable experiences and images and discussing how global warming is impacting the world's weather patterns.

Eyewitness hurricane & tornado

2004
Describes dangerous and destructive weather conditions around the world, such as thunderstorms, tornadoes, hurricanes, lightning, hail, and drought with photographs, historical background, and legends.

Investigating storms

2010
This book describes different types of storms including tornadoes, blizzards, and sandstorms, and how they can be a danger to people, and includes an experiment to study how raindrops form.

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