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Describes how tornadoes are formed and the damage they can do, and ways of surviving these storms. ... 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

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Chapters: 1966 Atlantic Hurricane Season, 1966 Pacific Typhoon Season, Tornadoes of 1966, 1966 Topeka Tornado, 1966 Tampa Tornado Family, Hurricane Alma, Hurricane Inez, Hurricane Faith, Candlestick Park Tornado. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 54. 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: 1966 Topeka tornado -On June 8, 1966, Topeka, Kansas was struck by an F5 rated tornado. It started on the southwest side of town, moving northeast, passing over a local landmark named Burnett's Mound. According to a local Native American legend, this mound was thought to protect the city from tornadoes . It went on to rip through the city, hitting the downtown area and Washburn University. Total dollar cost was put at $100 million making it, at the time, one of the costliest tornadoes in history. That is $658.65 million in 2008 dollars making it the 6th costliest tornado in the U.S. During the early evening of June 8 at 6:37PM CDT, a small tornado was reported in the college town of Manhattan, west-northwest of the city. As the tornado that would slash though Topeka began developing eighteen minutes later at 6:55PM, eight miles west of town, the National Weather Service could not detect the developing tornado on radar as the Topeka forecast office used a modified military radar that was donated by the government following World War II. While it was considered state-of-the-art for its time, it had a limited ability to detect tornadic activity, compared to the Doppler weather radar of the present day. Damage path of the 1966 Topeka Tornado Damage in downtown TopekaAround 7:30PM CDT, a 1/4 to 1/2-mile (400800 m) wide tornado tracked into the southwest side of town, moving northeast, and passed over Burnett's Mound. On the Washburn University campus, many students in the Carnegie Hall building were taking...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=2710888 ... Read more

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NATURAL DISASTERS uses a case study approach to investigate the devastating effects of natural phenomena. Each of the 6 titles includes spectacular images and examples from LEDCs (less economically developed countries) and MEDCs (more economically developed countries) that explore the causes and impacts of recent major disasters. You will learn how people were affected and how they coped with, and recovered from, the dramatic disruption to their lives. Each title also looks at how we can prepare for and predict disasters in the future. ... Read more

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An examination of tornadoes. It is part of a series which looks at a range of natural disasters, both as fascinating natural phenomena and as the cause of devastating human and environmental damage. The series covers weather extremes, the effects of disasters on the environment, their human impact and how we deal with them. Each book includes case studies of famous natural disasters; age-appropriate geographical and scientific information; and information about how we attempt to monitor disasters and the people and places at risk. ... Read more

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This volume is produced from digital images created through the University of Michigan University Library's large-scale digitization efforts. The Library seeks to preserve the intellectual content of items in a manner that facilitates and promotes a variety of uses. The digital reformatting process results in an electronic version of the original text that can be both accessed online and used to create new print copies. The Library also understands and values the usefulness of print and makes reprints available to the public whenever possible. This book and hundreds of thousands of others can be found in the HathiTrust, an archive of the digitized collections of many great research libraries. For access to the University of Michigan Library's digital collections, please see http://www.lib.umich.edu and for information about the HathiTrust, please visit http://www.hathitrust.org ... 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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Chapters: Hurricanes in Bermuda, Tornadoes in Bermuda, Hurricane Fabian, Hurricane Bill, Hurricane Emily, Hurricane Florence, Tropical Storm Keith, Tropical Storm Dean, Hurricane Bertha, Hurricane Nate, Hurricane Erin, Hurricane Grace, Tropical Storm Chantal, Hurricane Karen, Hurricane Felix, Subtropical Storm Nicole, Hurricane Arlene, Hurricane Inga, Hurricane Humberto, Tropical Storm Ana, Hurricane Dean, Great Hurricane of 1780, 1948 Miami Hurricane, Hurricane Gert, Tropical Storm Cristobal. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 144. 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 Fabian was a powerful Cape Verde-type hurricane that hit Bermuda in early September during the 2003 Atlantic hurricane season. Fabian, the sixth named storm, fourth hurricane, and first major hurricane of the season, developed from a tropical wave in the tropical Atlantic Ocean on August 25. It moved west-northwestward under the influence of the subtropical ridge to its north, and steadily strengthened in an area of warm water temperatures and light wind shear. The hurricane attained a peak intensity of 145 mph (230 km/h) on September 1, and it slowly weakened as it turned northward. On September 5, Fabian made a direct hit on Bermuda with wind speeds of over 120 mph (195 km/h). After passing the island, the hurricane turned to the northeast, and became extratropical on September 8. Fabian was the strongest hurricane to hit Bermuda since Hurricane Arlene in 1963. It was both the most damaging and the first hurricane to cause a death on the island since 1926. The hurricane's powerful winds resulted in moderate damage and destroyed roofs throughout the island. A strong storm surge associated with the hurricane killed four people crossing a causeway on Bermuda, temporarily closing the only link between two islands. ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=742834 ... Read more

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This no-nonsense series introduces a wide range of non-fiction subjects using a straightforward narrative approach. Young readers will find these lively texts on high interest subjects very approachable. A classic and uncluttered design uses a mix of photos and artwork to support the text, which is broken up into short chapters. Each book contains a simple contents, glossary and index. Tornadoes gives a first look at the swirling world of twisters. Simple diagrams explain how they start and exciting photos follow their progression to 500 kph windstorms. ... Read more