tornadoes

Describes what causes hurricanes and tornadoes and provides case studies of significant occurrences, such as the Tangail tornado in Bangladesh in 1996 and Hurricane Katrina.

A photo-illustrated introduction to tornadoes, explaining what they are, how they form, and how they behave, looking at some famous twisters, offering advice on how to stay safe during a tornado, and including a related science experiment.

Looks at dangerous types of storms and other storm-related disasters, such as tornadoes, hurricanes, and lightning.

This book presents an exploration of tornadoes, including how they develop, how their strength is measured, and the impact of the most deadly tornadoes on history.

Ten years after surviving the tornado that killed his parents, Vane Weston, now seventeen, has no memory of that fateful day but dreams of a beautiful girl who, he now learns, is not only real, she is his guardian sylph, who harnesses the power of the wind.

Allie, failing school and fearing she is pregnant by her ex-boyfriend, decides there is no way she can face her always fighting parents and decides to run away, but she gets a different perspective on her life and future when a tornado hits, destroying her home and injuring her mother.

Provides information about extreme weather, looks at how hurricanes and tornadoes form and how they are tracked, and includes advice on how to stay safe in a storm.

Storm-chasing meteorologists Bill Harding and his estranged wife, Jo, set out after the most powerful weather front to hit Middle America in fifty years, placing themselves in the violent tornados' path in an attempt to launch a revolutionary measuring device into a twister's funnel.

An introduction to the tornadoes, how they form and their destructive capabilities, including how and where they occur, the damage they can do, and some of the worst tornadoes in recorded history.

Explains the science behind different kinds of weather and includes footage of hurricanes, tornadoes, and hail.