blizzards

School property has been vandalized and Greg Heffley swears he is innocent--sort of. Just as the authorities are about to pin him down a freak blizzard hits, trapping the Heffleys in their home and leaving Greg to wonder whether being stuck with his family for the holidays really is better than facing the punishment he knows is coming when the snow is gone.

A discussion of a major type of natural disaster, including descriptions of some of the most destructive; explanations of these phenomena, what causes them, and where they occur; and information about how to prepare for and survive these forces of nature. Features include an activity, glossary, list of resources, and index.

Describes the devastating effects of blizzards, discussing what causes a blizzard, how they are measured, and what people do to help out during a winter storm, and including first-hand survivor stories and photographs of blizzard disasters.

Provides information about storms, looking at what ancient people believed about the causes of storms, explaining how storms form, discussing the science of storm prediction, and examining some of history's most famous storms.

Brave Irene, the dressmaker's daughter, ventures out into a fierce snowstorm to deliver the beautiful ball gown her mother has made for the duchess.

Presents a history, based on personal accounts and newspaper articles, of the massive snow storm that hit the Northeast in 1888, focusing on the events in New York City.

Tells the story of Milton Daub's adventure in the terrible storm, known ever after as the Blizzard of '88.

An exploration of storms that discusses air masses, weather fronts, midlatitude cyclones, thunderstorms, tornadoes, hurricanes, and more.

Ruby invites everyone to a grand Valentine's Day party at her mountaintop home, but when a blizzard keeps her guests away, she decides to take the carefully planned party into town.

An introduction to the winter storms that cover the earth with snow, including when and where they occur, the damage they can do, how they are predicted, and the dates of some of the worst blizzards in history.