Extreme weather

Title
: 
Extreme weather

Personal Author EPSB
: 
Glen. Phelan

Summary
: 
Discusses extreme weather and the latest projects to improve storm prediction. Describes some of the health, economic, and environmental effects of extreme weather. Explains how thunderstorms, tornadoes, and hurricanes form, and what safety measures to take during storms. Explores the latest technology that scientists use to learn about and predict storms.

Year Published
: 
2004

Series
: 
National Geographic reading expeditions : earth science

Physical Description
: 
32 pages : colour illustrations, colour maps ; 23 cm.

Contents
: 
Introduction: Twister! -- Stormy weather: raging forces -- Picture this: mapping the weather -- Storm hazards and safety: nature's fury -- Predicting storms: high-tech detection -- Thinking like a scientist: interpreting data -- Hands-on science: fun with air pressure -- Science notebook -- Glossary.

Subject
: 
Storms.
 
Weather.
 
Weather forecasting.

Added Corporate Author
: 
National Geographic Society (U.S.)

Summary
: 
Discusses extreme weather and the latest projects to improve storm prediction. Describes some of the health, economic, and environmental effects of extreme weather. Explains how thunderstorms, tornadoes, and hurricanes form, and what safety measures to take during storms. Explores the latest technology that scientists use to learn about and predict storms.

ISBN
: 
9780792245759

Publisher
: 
Washington, D.C. : National Geographic Society, c2004.
 
©2004


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