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Hurricane & tornado / written by Jack Challoner.
Discover why hurricanes and tornadoes are so destructive. Understand the impacts of extreme weather and how forecasting and warning systems help keep people safe.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780744039641 (paperback)
- ISBN: 0744039649 (paperback)
- ISBN: 0744028957
- ISBN: 9780744028959
- ISBN: 9780241381489 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 0241381487 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 72 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 29 cm.
- Edition: American edition ; Revised edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : DK Publishing, 2021.
- Copyright: ©2021.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Weather folklore -- Early forecasts -- What is extreme weather? -- Extreme causes -- Severe winds -- Thunderous storms -- Twisting tornadoes -- Tornado force -- Measuring tornadoes -- Lightning strikes -- Hailstorms -- Hurricane alert -- Devastation -- Hurricane strikes -- Fog and smog -- High seas -- Snowstorms -- Avalanche -- Floods and landslides -- Heat waves -- Deadly droughts -- Polar extremes -- Weather watch -- Disaster relief -- Nature's survivors -- Climate change -- El Niño -- Freaky conditions -- Beyond Earth -- Did you know? -- Timeline. |
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| Subject: | Severe storms. Natural disasters. Hurricanes. Tornadoes. Storms. |
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Available copies
- 2 of 4 copies available at Kenton County.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 4 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Covington Branch | J 551.55 ChaL (Text) | 33126014279628 | JNonfiction | Available | - |
| Erlanger Branch | J 551.55 ChaL (Text) | 33126014279701 | JNonfiction | Checked out | 05/18/2024 |
| Erlanger Branch | J 551.55 ChaL (Text) | 33126014279719 | JNonfiction | Available | - |
| Independence Branch | J 551.55 ChaL (Text) | 33126014279636 | JNonfiction | Checked out | 05/05/2024 |
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