Tornadoes : and other dramatic weather systems / by Michael Allaby ; consultant Philip Eden.
Material type: TextSeries: DK mega bitesPublication details: London : Dorling Kindersley, 2001.Description: 96 p. : col. ill. , col. maps. ; 20 cmISBN:- 0751330795
- Tornadoes
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- 551.553
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Schools Collection | Australian Emergency Management Library | BOOK | 551.553 ALL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 010334275 |
Includes glossary and index.
Introduction -- What is weather? -- Calm skies, angry skies -- Tornadoes -- Waterspouts and dust devils -- Hurricanes -- Below freezing -- Too much rain -- Deadly drought -- Special effects -- Polluting the air -- Weather watchers -- Reference section -- Index -- Credits.
This book has been designed to answer questiosn about the weather, starting with the most basic question of all. What exactly is weather? It then takes the reader through the different kinds of weather, and how they come about.
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