hurricanes

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hurricanes

Anatomy of a hurricane

2011
Describes how hurricanes form, how scientists study them, and how people can protect against their destruction.

Hurricanes!

2011
Describes hurricanes, how they form, and what happens when a devastating hurricane rips a place apart.

Hurricanes

2010
Examines the nature of hurricanes, what they look like, how they occur, the damage they cause, and how people stay safe in a storm.

Hurricanes

2009
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.

Hurricane!

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.

Violent weather

thunderstorms, tornadoes, and hurricanes
2006
An introduction to violent weather, featuring photographs and descriptions of thunderstorms, tornadoes, and hurricanes, and discussing the work of meteorologists.

Dark water rising

2006
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.

Hurricanes

2007
Introduces hurricanes, describing how they develop, a typical life cycle, damage, and safety.

Hurricanes and tornadoes in action

2009
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.

Hurricane force

in the path of America's deadliest storms
2007
Describes how violent storms and hurricanes are formed and notes some of history's greatest storms to hit the United States such as Hurricane Katrina.

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