Tornadoes (Dangerous Weather) |
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Michael Allaby
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Pages: 144 (Hardcover)
Reading Level: Young Adult
ISBN: 0816035172
Pub: Facts on File Inc
Pub date: 1998-05-31
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 542806
Reader Reviews:
More than just a book on 'tornadoes and other dramatic weather systems', this is jammed full of other interesting facts......, (0/0 people found this helpful)
`Tornadoes and other dramatic weather systems.'
`It's a weird world out there........dazzle your mates with mad facts and much more in this mega new series!
In Oklahoma, a herd of cattle were sucked up by a tornado and put back unharmed!
A hurricane can be 800 km wide and create a sea surge as high as a three-storey house!
The sun's rays are a sizzling 5500 degrees C!'
96 shiny, high quality pages, split over 12 main chapters:-
Introduction
What is weather?
Calm skies, angry skies
Tornadoes
Waterspouts and dusty devils
Hurricanes
Below freezing
Too much rain
Deadly drought
Special effects
Polluting the air
Weather watchers
with a reference section, including glossary and a concise index.
Packed full of colour pictures and `weird world notes', e.g.
`Death Valley in the US got its name in 1849 when 30 people used the valley as a shortcut to the goldfields.
Air temperatures of 57 degrees C caused 12 people to die from heatstroke.'
or
`The sky looks blue because when blue light hits air molecules it scatters all over the sky, while all the other colours pass straight through the air to the ground.'
Categories
Amazon.co.uk places this book into the following categories:
Books -> Subjects -> Children’s Books -> Hobbies & Interests -> Geography & the Environment -> Weather
Books -> Subjects -> Science & Nature -> Earth Sciences & Geography -> Meteorology -> Hurricanes, Cyclones & Tornados
Books -> Subjects -> Scientific, Technical & Medical -> Earth Sciences -> Meteorology & Climatology
Toys & Games -> Children’s Books -> Hobbies & Interests -> Geography & the Environment -> Weather