Tornadoes (Dangerous Weather)
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- Synopsis
- In the city of Zenia, Ohio, a tornado demolished nearly 3,000 buildings in less than 20 minutes. Other tornadoes have been known to make it rain frogs and, many scientists believe, dogs, cats, and sheep. Aspects of these ferocious, rapid-striking storms remain a mystery, but their power to devastate the landscape is fearsome and undeniable. Tornadoes explains what happens in the brief, furious lives of tornadoes, traces the wreckage of great twisters of the past, and follows the progress of scientific discovery as it unravels the secrets of the whirlwind. The Dangerous Weather series imparts fundamental weather science to readers through author Michael Allaby's vivid descriptions of extreme weather systems. The series focuses on the five most dangerous kinds of weather activity; diagrams related meteorological, climatological, and environmental basics in clear, compelling language; chronicles the history of each form of dangerous weather; and offers safety precautions for extreme weather conditions. Fully indexed, the Dangerous Weather series is an invaluable tool for student research. Other volumes include: hurricanes, blizzards, floods and droughts.
- Copyright:
- 1997
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 131 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780816035175
- Publisher:
- N/A
- Date of Addition:
- 03/31/05
- Copyrighted By:
- Michael Allaby
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Children's Books, Nonfiction, Earth Sciences
- Submitted By:
- Julie Morales
- Proofread By:
- Mike Pietruk
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.