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Thunderstorms.

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Shelf Location	Collection	Volume Ref.	Branch	Status	Due Date
J 551.55 THU	Junior Non Fiction		Padstow .	. Available .

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Field name	Details
ISBN	9780716698289 (hbk.)
Title	Thunderstorms.
Edition	2nd ed.
Published	Chicago : World Book, 2009.
Description	47, [1] p. : ill. (chiefly col.), maps ; 28 cm.
Notes	Includes bibliographical references (p. 47) and index.
Contents	What are thunderstorms? -- When and where do thunderstorms develop? -- What happens during a thunderstorm? -- The Fort Worth hailstorm -- What are lightning and thunder? -- Types of lightning -- Aircraft at risk -- Forest fires -- Downpours and flooding -- Flash flood in the Rockies -- Hailstones -- Deadly hailstorms -- Tornadoes -- The super tornado outbreak -- Microbursts -- A hazard to aircraft -- Safety in thunderstorms -- Windstorms -- The North Sea floods of 1953 -- The great gale of 1987 -- Activity -- Glossary -- Additional resources.
Summary	Publisher's description: A discussion of a major type of natural disaster, including descriptions of some of the most destructive; explanations of these phenomena, what causes them, and where they occur; and information about how to prepare for and survive these forces of nature. Features include an activity, glossary, list of resources, and index.
Subjects	Thunderstorms -- Juvenile literature
Added Corporate Names	World Book, Inc
Series	World Book's library of natural disasters
Links to Related Works	Subject References: Thunderstorms -- Juvenile literature . Authors: World Book, Inc . Series: World Book's library of natural disasters .