Heat waves. / World Books.

Material type: Text

TextSeries: World Book's library of natural disastersPublication details: Chicago, IL : World Book, Inc., 2018.Edition: 3rd editionDescription: 56 pages; colour illustrations; 27.5 cmISBN:

9780716699347
0716699346

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DDC classification:

363.34/92 23

LOC classification:

QC981.8.A5 H43 2018

Contents:

What is a heat wave?- -- Danger to health -- What causes a heat wave? -- Europe, 2003 -- Studying heat waves -- Heat islands -- Chicago, 1995 -- Heat wave of 1936 -- Australia, 1923-1924 -- Climate change -- Droughts and fires -- United States, 1980's -- Russia, 2010 -- Australia, 2012-2014 -- South Asian heat waves of 2015 -- Caring for animals -- Heat wave warnings -- Weathering a heat wave.

Summary: "A discussion of heat waves, describing their characteristics, patterns of occurrence, and impacts. Features descriptions of significant heat waves from history"--

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Junior Non-Fiction	Waimate Junior Non-Fiction	Children &Young Adults Section	363.3492 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		A0074496X

Includes index.

"A discussion of heat waves, describing their characteristics, patterns of occurrence, and impacts. Features descriptions of significant heat waves from history"--

Ages 5-11.

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