Provides information on ten of history's worst hurricanes, including the Great New England hurricane in 1938, Hurricane Katrina in 2005, and the cyclone in Myanmar in 2008.
Explains the science behind hurricanes, looks at how the storms take shape, explains how hurricanes are measured and tracked, and discusses the damage caused by hurricanes.
An introduction to violent weather, featuring photographs and descriptions of thunderstorms, tornadoes, and hurricanes, and discussing the work of meteorologists.
While salvaging and rebuilding in the aftermath of the Galveston flood of 1900, sixteen-year-old Seth proves himself in a way that his previous efforts never could, but he still must face his father man-to-man.
Describes what causes hurricanes and tornadoes and provides case studies of significant hurricanes and tornadoes, such as Tangail tornado in Bangladesh in 1996, Hurricane Mitch in Central America in 1996, and Hurricane Katrina in the United States in 2005.