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Describes how a hurricane or tornado happens, the damage caused, and precautions and defensive behavior. ... Read more

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Severe thunderstorms and tornadoes affect communities across the United States every year, causing fatalities, destroying property and crops, and disrupting businesses. Tornadoes are the most destructive products of severe thunderstorms, and second only to flash flooding as the cause for most thunderstorm-related fatalities. Damages from violent tornadoes seem to be increasing, similar to the trend for other natural hazards, in part due to changing population demographics and more weather-sensitive infrastructure, and some analysts indicate that losses of $1 billion or more from single tornado events are becoming more frequent. This book discusses issues such as forecasting and issuing warnings for severe thunderstorms and tornadoes, the role of mitigation and the effect of climate change. The book also discusses the role of the National Weather Service in forecasting severe weather and communicating the risk to communities and individuals. ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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Armbruster and Taylor present a clear, concise account of how tornadoes are formed, how they function, and how people deal with them. The final chapter gives simple experiments to demonstrate the scientific principles involved in tornado activity, and suggests topics for school reports. Color photos and diagrams. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Mississippi Business Journal, published by Venture Publications on August 4, 2003. The length of the article is 983 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: SecureCrete likes nails and hates tornadoes, developer says.(new building material)
Author: Wally Northway
Publication: Mississippi Business Journal (Magazine/Journal)
Date: August 4, 2003
Publisher: Venture Publications
Volume: 25Issue: 31Page: 24(1)

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Deadly Storms...for Younger Readers!
Throughout history, tornadoes and hurricanes have brought about horrendous death and destruction worldwide. Gary Jeffrey examines TORNADOES & SUPERSTORMS in this 2007 entry in Rosen Publishing's 'Graphic Natural Disasters' series. Like others in the series, it's intended for readers in the 9-12 age group.

After four pages of text and photographs detailing the nature/history of tornadoes and superstorms, the book presents Graphic Novel stories on the Tri-State Tornado of 1925, the Halloween Storm of 1991 and the 1997 Jarrell Killer Tornado. Illustrator Terry Riley does a good job of presenting the reality of such storms. People in peril are depicted but the presentation isn't sensationalistic. Readers in the 9-12 group should be able to handle the material. The book wraps up with a section on weather warning technology, a glossary and a 'For Further Information' section.

TORNADOES & SUPERSTORMS does an effective, dramatic job of introducing those deadly winds to younger readers. Recommended. ... Read more

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"Livewire" is a range of reading material with a teenage/adult interest level for those with reading ages below 10, or for adult students learning English as a second or foreign language. All "Livewire" titles have been written by qualified special needs teachers, and have been assessed by The Basic Skills Agency to ensure accessibility in both layout and content. They are also subtly colour-coded for the appropriate "reading age". This text on tornadoes is part of the "Livewire Investigates" series, which explores a range of careers, sports and natural phenomena. ... Read more

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Discusses how tornadoes are formed, how they kill and destroy, and how to predict and prepare for them. Also describes some famous tornadoes, including the ones that struck Vernon and Wichita Falls, Texas, in April, 1979. ... Read more

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Great Tornado Book
Although this book is now very dated, it's still an interesting read.My grade school library owned the book when it was new and I must have checked it out 25 times.It explains the formation of tornadoes in easy-to-read children's English.The book also mentions weather technologies like Doppler radar, only its formative stages in the early 80s when this book was published.As weather geeks like me know, Doppler radar is a critical device in modern-day forecasting.

It also includes the text of several tornado warnings as written by the National Weather Service.Its account of the Terrible Tuesday storms of 1979 are fantastic.But by far the book's best feature is its photography.There are many great tornado pictures here!If you're into tornadoes or just weather in general, this cost-effective purchase is well worth it.

Children's Press had some great books back in the day, including this book, in its "Disaster!" series.Check out "Disaster! Hurricane" too. ... Read more

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The wind, rain and sea are powerful forces with the potential to cause devastation. Natural Disasters introduces children to nature at its most powerful, showing not only the damage that can be done to people and property but also ways in which we are able to forecast weather to minimise damage. Each book begins with an introduction describing the forces of nature, how they begin and what makes them grow stronger. The books then go on to show how and where disasters occur, other weather phenomena associated with the same natural forces, and how we track and respond to them. Each book contains a table of contents, a glossary and an index. ... Read more

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"Raintree Freestyle" is a range of colourful non-fiction books for the less able or reluctant reader aged between 11 and 14 with a reading age of 8 and 9 years old. They offer curriculum-linked topics at an appropriate reading level. Featuring dramatic examples from all over the world, "Turbulent Planet" looks at extreme, dangerous or problematic aspects of the shaping of the earth's surface. Each title examines the causes and effects of each event, how the damage could have been reduced or even prevented, and the precautions to take in one of these situations. ... Read more

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Chapters: Earthquakes in Hawaii, Hawaii Hurricanes, Tornadoes in Hawaii, Hurricane Felicia, List of Hawaii Hurricanes, Hurricane Iniki, List of Hawaii Tornadoes, Hurricane Hernan, Hurricane Nina, Hurricane Flossie, Hurricane Iwa, Hurricane Kenneth, Hurricane Daniel, Hurricane Cosme, Hurricane Fefa, 2006 Hawaii Earthquake, Hurricane Fernanda, Hurricane Darby, Hurricane Fico, Hurricane Huko, Hurricane Emilia, Hurricane Jimena, Hurricane Dora, 1868 Hawaii Earthquake, Tropical Storm Fabio, Tropical Depression One-C, Hurricane Dot. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 133. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Hurricane Felicia was the third strongest tropical cyclone of the 2009 Pacific hurricane season and, at the time, strongest in the eastern Pacific since Hurricane Daniel in 2006. Forming on August 3 as Tropical Depression Eight-E, the system quickly developed deep convection. By the following morning, the depression became a tropical storm, receiving the name Felicia. Throughout the day, the storm rapidly intensified, attaining hurricane status early on August 4. By the afternoon, the storm featured a well-defined eye and further intensified into a major hurricane. During the evening hours, the storm further intensified into a Category 4 hurricane. Several hours later, the storm attained its peak intensity with winds of 145 mph (230 km/h) and a barometric pressure of 935 mbar (hPa; 27.61 inHg). After reaching this strength, the hurricane gradually weakened as it tracked generally towards the northwest. By August 8, Felicia weakened to a Category 1 hurricane and later a tropical storm on August 9. The following day, the storm turned nearly due west towards Hawaii, continuing to lose strength. On August 11, Felicia weakened to a tropical depression and quickly degenerated into a remnant lo...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=19538859 ... Read more

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Chapters: 1936 Atlantic Hurricane Season, 1936 Floods, Tornadoes of 1936, 1936 Cordele-Greensboro Tornado Outbreak, 1936 North American Heat Wave, Pittsburgh Flood of 1936, 1936 Tupelo-gainesville Tornado Outbreak, 1936 North American Cold Wave. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 36. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: 1936 Atlantic hurricane season -On June 9, a tropical storm made landfall on the Pacific coast of Guatemala. It moved northeastward across Central America, and entered the western Caribbean Sea on June 11. The storm quickly re-organized, and again developed into a tropical storm on June 12. It moved north-northeastward, resulting in light winds as it paralleled the eastern coasts of Belize and the Yucatan Peninsula. After reaching the Gulf of Mexico with peak winds of 45 miles per hour (72 km/h), the storm turned to the northeast, then to the east. On June 15, the tropical storm made landfall about 20 miles (32 km) to the south of Fort Myers, Florida, and after crossing the state it passed over Miami before entering the Atlantic Ocean. It weakened as it accelerated northeastward through the Bahamas, and on June 17 the system dissipated to the north of Bermuda. While crossing Central America, the storm produced heavy rainfall. In southern Florida, winds from the storm ranged from 30 miles per hour (48 km/h) to a peak of 39 miles per hour (63 km/h) in Miami. The storm produced heavy rainfall in southern Florida, ranging from 8 to 15 inches (200 to 380 mm). The rainfall caused flooding of highways and lowlands, drowned several livestock, and some damage. The storm caused three indirect deaths when a Coast Guard airplane crashed in Tampa Bay while in search of small boats. An area of disturbed weather was first detected near the Yucatan Peninsula on June 18. It tracked wes...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=1458045 ... Read more