Super storms
Senker, Cath2014
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Extreme weather dominates news bulletins around the world. From tsunamis to superstorms, floods to wild fires, natural disasters affect people globally on a daily basis. Superstorms, and their deadly consequences, have hit the headlines over the past decade as hurricanes, cyclones, and typhoons have devastated countries around the world. But why are these occurrences so frequent and destructive? And what happens to the affected communities after disaster has struck? 'Superstorms' answers these questions and many more, the different types of superstorm, what causes them and how technology is helping people to prepare for them.
Main title:
Super storms / Cath Senker.
Author:
Senker, Cath, author
Imprint:
London : Wayland, 2014.
Collation:
32 pages : illustrations (colour), map (colour) ; 28 cm.
Series title:
Planet in peril ; 1.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references, filmography and index.
Audience:
Juvenile.
ISBN:
9780750282994 (hbk)0750282991
Dewey class:
363.3'492J363.349J363.3492363.349551.5363.3492363.34
Local class:
363.349551.5J363.349
Language:
English
Subject:
Index terms:
Weather
BRN:
523802