TY - BOOK TI - Heat waves. SN - 9780716699347 AV - QC981.8.A5 H43 2018 U1 - 363.34/92 23 PY - 2018/// CY - Chicago, IL : PB - World Book, Inc., KW - Heat waves (Meteorology) KW - Juvenile literature KW - Natural Disasters N1 - Includes index; 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; Ages 5-11 N2 - "A discussion of heat waves, describing their characteristics, patterns of occurrence, and impacts. Features descriptions of significant heat waves from history"-- ER -