Wicked weather : when everything goes right, it goes so wrong /

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by Shulman, Mark.
[ 01. English Non Fiction ] Authors: Ritter, Jeriann. | Discovery Channel (Firm) Published by : Meredith Books, (Des Moines, Iowa :) Physical details: 48 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 28 cm. Subject(s): Climatic extremes. | Weather. | Storms. | Droughts. | Natural disasters. Year : 2006 01. English Non Fiction Item type : 01. English Non Fiction
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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.