Shulman, Mark.

Wicked weather : when everything goes right, it goes so wrong / Discovery Channel wicked weather written by Mark Shulman ; contributing consultant, Jeriann Ritter. - 1st ed. - Des Moines, Iowa : Meredith Books, c2006. - 48 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 28 cm.

At head of title: Discovery Channel. "Dive in to the world of weather"--Cover.

How's the weather? -- Weather basics -- Field guide to clouds -- Hot, hot, hot -- Droughts -- Sandstorms and dust storms -- Coldest places -- Snowiest places -- Blizzards -- Ice storms -- Rainiest places -- Thunderstorms -- Big floods -- Tsunamis -- Earthquakes -- Volcanoes -- Windiest places -- Hurricanes, cyclones, and typhoons -- Tornadoes -- Waterspouts and microburst -- Monsoons -- Global warning.

Examines the dramatic and destructive effects of storms, tornadoes, hurricanes, blizzards, droughts and floods.

ISBN: 9780696232770 0696232774

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Climatic extremes.
Weather.
Storms.
Droughts.
Natural disasters.