typhoons

Learn how hurricanes form and become some of nature's most powerful disasters.

Describes a hurricane experience and its destruction. Explains how the weather bureau can detect, measure, predict and warn people about a hurricane experience. Discusses the means of protecting oneself.

"A discussion of major types of natural disasters, 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"--Provided by publisher.

Explores hurricanes, discussing how they form, are tracked and rated, where they hit, and the causes of heightened activity in the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico; and cites a number of specific storms, describing their destruction.

An introduction to violent storms, discussing weather patterns, damaging effects, human causes, monitoring equipment, and what can be done to protect people and property.

Contains alphabetically arranged entries that provide information about various aspects of cyclonic systems as they appear in science, history, and culture; and includes maps, chronologies, photographs, and comments from first-hand observers of hurricanes, typhoons, and cyclones.

Illustrated photographs and drawings describe the devastating effects of hurricanes and tornadoes, what causes them, and how people can protect themselves against them.

After Trevor the Typhoon grabs up all the spring breezes and makes them his own, he compensates in a very unusual way for the damage he creates.

The reader's decisions control the course of a sea-faring adventure in which his ship is crippled in a typhoon and he is responsible for the lives of the crew.

Outlines the science of hurricanes, typhoons, and cyclones, presenting the Saffir-Simpson Scale; describes December 1974's Cyclone Tracy, August 1991's Hurricane Andrew, and October 2004's Typhoon Tokage; and explains how to stay safe when one of these storms is coming.