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040 _aCITU LRAC
_beng
041 _aeng
082 _a551.554
245 _aThunderstorms
250 _aSecond edition
264 1 _aChicago :
_bWorld Book Inc.,
_cc2009.
300 _a47, [1] pages :
_billustrations (chiefly color), color maps ;
_c28 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
490 _aWorld Book's library of natural disasters ; #11
500 _aIncludes glossary and index
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references
505 0 _aWhat are thunderstorms? -- When and where do thunderstorms develop? -- What happens during a thunderstorm? -- The Fort Worth hailstorm -- What are lightning and thunder? -- Types of lightning -- Aircraft at risk -- Forest fires -- Downpours and flooding -- Flash flood in the Rockies -- Hailstones -- Deadly hailstorms -- Tornadoes -- The super tornado outbreak -- Microbursts -- A hazard to aircraft -- Safety in thunderstorms -- Windstorms -- The North Sea floods of 1953 -- The great gale of 1987.
520 _a"A discussion of a major type of natural disaster, including descriptions of some of the most destructive; explanations of these phenomena, what causes them, and where they occur; and information about how to prepare for and survive these forces of nature. Features include an activity, glossary, list of resources, and index"--Provided by publisher.
521 _aPrimary
650 0 _aThunderstorms
_vJuvenile literature
710 2 _aWorld Book, Inc.
830 _aWorld Book's library of natural disasters ; #11.
942 _2ddc
_cBK