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Author Royston, Angela, 1945-

Title The science of hurricanes / Angela Royston.

Imprint New York, NY : Gareth Stevens Pub., c2013.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Nettels Non-Fiction  551.55 ROY    ---  Available
Edition 1st. ed.
Description 48 p. : ill., maps ; 27 cm.
Series Nature's wrath, the science behind natural disasters
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents What is a hurricane? -- The inside story -- Getting Ready -- The damage -- Rescue and rebuild
Summary When the intense winds of a hurricane start to blow, they sound like a freight train coming. Depending where this huge storm hits, it might be called a cyclone or a typhoon. But location doesn't make the hurricane-level wind and rain any less devastating. Readers will learn all about the causes of hurricanes, and their disastrous effects.
Audience 4-8 Mitinet.
4-8 Mitinet.
Subject Hurricanes -- Juvenile literature.
Disaster relief -- Juvenile literature.
Meteorology -- Juvenile literature.
Hurricanes -- Miscellanea -- Juvenile literature.
Survival -- Juvenile literature.
Floods -- Juvenile literature.
Natural disasters -- Juvenile literature.
Rescue work -- Juvenile literature.
Cyclones -- Juvenile literature.
Weather forecasting -- Juvenile literature.
ISBN 9781433986598
1433986590

 
    
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