Hurricane & tornado / written by Jack Challoner.
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TextSeries: Eyewitness (Dorling Kindersley Limited)Publisher: London : Dorling Kindersley Limited, 2021Copyright date: ©2021Edition: Revised editionDescription: 72 pages : colour illustrations, maps ; 29 cm + 1 pullout wall chartContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780241381489Other title: Eyewitness hurricane & tornado | Hurricane and tornado | Eyewitness hurricane and tornadoSubject(s): Hurricanes -- Juvenile literature | Tornadoes -- Juvenile literatureDDC classification: 551.55 Summary: With striking images, models, and illustrations, this visual guide offers a unique view of catastrophic weather conditions. From polar regions to the tropics, Eyewitness Hurricane & Tornado shows the effects of nature's most extreme weather. Discover a bridge that collapsed due to severe gusts of wind, and learn about a tree species in southwest Africa that can survive several years of drought. Along the way you'll uncover historical items that reveal how ancient civilizations predicted the weather as well as the weather-forecasting techniques that have developed over the centuries and the ways in which human activity can cause weather patterns to change.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| wnor- Book | Northam Northam Junior Non Fiction | Our physical world | QJ 551 .55 CHA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 31111083533883 |
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First published: 1995.
Previous edition: 2014.
Includes index.
Pre-adolescent.
With striking images, models, and illustrations, this visual guide offers a unique view of catastrophic weather conditions. From polar regions to the tropics, Eyewitness Hurricane & Tornado shows the effects of nature's most extreme weather. Discover a bridge that collapsed due to severe gusts of wind, and learn about a tree species in southwest Africa that can survive several years of drought. Along the way you'll uncover historical items that reveal how ancient civilizations predicted the weather as well as the weather-forecasting techniques that have developed over the centuries and the ways in which human activity can cause weather patterns to change.
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