Hurricane disasters
(2012)
By:
Hawkins, John
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
J/551.552/HAWKINS,J
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Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
New York : Rosen Central, [2012]
©2012
©2012
EDITION
First edition
DESCRIPTION
48 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 26 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9781448860043 (library binding), 1448860040 (library binding), 1448860040 :
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
What is a hurricane? -- Where hurricanes happen -- How hurricanes happen -- Hurricane Katrina, 2005 -- Galveston, 1900 -- Typhoon Vera, 1959 -- Hurricane Mitch, 1998 -- Hurricane Wilma, 2005 -- Hurricane Andrew, 1992 -- Hurricane Ike, 2008 -- Predicting hurricanes -- Looking to the future -- Timeline -- Glossary -- Further information -- Index