Weather & natural disasters
Book - 2025
"What's the difference between a hurricane, cyclone, and typhoon?What really makes all those magnificent colors of the rainbow? How can one side of a mountain be bone dry and the other lush with life?This latest installment in the hit Weird But True! Know-It-All series uncovers the mysteries of our planet's weather and how it impactsour daily life, from simple things like what to wear to how to avoid deadly disasters. Ride along with intrepid storm chasers, see why lightning forms over volcanoes, pick up brr-illiant facts about Earth's coldest places, and marvel over incredible survival stories, including one about a man who was carried more than 1,300 feet through the air by a terrifying tornado--and lived to tell the t...ale. Plus, find out what high-tech gadgets and cutting-edge techniques scientists are using today to help predict the weather better in the future--and potentially save lives."--Provided by publisher.
- Subjects
- Genres
- Miscellanies
Trivia and miscellanea - Published
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Washington, D.C. :
National Geographic
[2025]
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Other Authors
- Item Description
- Includes index.
- Physical Description
- 192 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 24 cm
- ISBN
- 9781426377389
9781426377167
- Introduction
- Weather Wonders
- All Kinds of Climate
- Weather Report: Sunny Skies!
- The Air Up There
- Get Clear on Clouds
- Rocky Weather
- Hot Spots
- Weather Myths
- Water Works
- Awesome Facts About Rain
- Furious Floods
- Survivor Stories
- Colors Across the Sky
- Stormy Weather
- Mighty Lightning
- Weather Report: Tornado Warning!
- Terrible Tornadoes
- Race to Chase
- Survivor Stories
- Tornado-Chasing Pro
- Tropical Punch
- All Eyes on the Storm
- Wild Facts About Weather
- Severe Weather Warning! What to Do
- Survivor Stories
- Deadly Droughts
- In the Know on Snow
- Weather Report: Blizzard!
- Survivor Stories
- Icy, You See
- Icy Secrets
- Measuring Up
- Sky-High Eyes
- Scale Tale
- Forecasting Folklore
- Nature's Forecasters?
- Terrible Temperatures
- Dire Fires
- Weather Report: Wild Winds
- Survivor Stories
- Otherworldly Weather
- Weather Report: Solar Storms
- The Big Picture
- Shaping Climate
- A Trip to the Tropics
- Rainforest Wonders
- Lots of Life
- Tropic Topics
- Survivor Stories
- Monsoon Season
- Great Grassland
- Cutting-Edge Climate Science
- My, It's Dry
- Hot Zones
- Steppe Lively
- Walk on the Mild Side
- Sticky Summers
- Green Scene
- Reasons for the Seasons
- Completely Continental
- Substantially Cold
- Animals' Cool Adaptations
- Polar Opposites
- Cool Facts About the Arctic
- Cool Facts About Antarctica
- Survivor Stories
- In High Places
- A Changing Climate
- Too-Hot House
- Climate Change Consequences
- Ocean Commotion
- Polar Problems
- Warming Woes
- Facing Troubled Times
- Survivor Stories
- Wildlife Woes
- Fears for the Rainforest
- Seeking Solutions
- Explorers in the Field
- You Can Help!
- Meteorological Marvels
- Build Your Own Weather Station
- Working With Weather
- Weather Whiz Quiz
- Glossary
- Index
- Photo Credits