This book presents an exploration of hurricanes, including how they develop, how their strength is measured, and how the most devastating hurricanes have impacted history.
A single nuclear strike in the North Pacific unleashes a series of extraordinary and deadly hurricanes that inundate the Pacific Rim, obliterating everything in their paths, while a small group of visionary technologists comes up with an unusual scheme to save the world.
Describes hurricanes, and covers how they form, the dangers caused by the winds and rain associated with hurricane storms, and includes how the names of the storms are assigned.
Photographs, illustrations, and text describe how and where hurricanes happen, the destruction they cause, and how scientists have worked together to predict when they will occur.
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.
A brief introduction to hurricanes and tropical storms, explaining where and how they start, how they progress, the dangers they pose, and how to stay safe during such storms. Includes a glossary.
