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Hurricanes, typhoons, & other tropical cyclones. / World Books. - 3rd edition. - Chicago, IL : World Book, Inc., 2018. - 56 pages; colour illustrations; 27.5 cm. - World Book's library of natural disasters .

Includes index.

Wind and cyclones -- Changing history -- Building up to a hurricane -- Hurricane Mitch -- The great hurricane of 1780 -- The eye of the storm -- Storm surges -- Galveston's great storm -- Hurricane Katrina -- Hurricane Wilma -- 2017 Atlantic hurricane season -- Hurricane Sandy -- Studying hurricanes -- Okeechobee and Long Island -- Big winds of the Pacific -- Japan and the Philippines -- Typhoon Cobra -- Storms off the Indian Ocean -- Bangladesh -- The destruction of Darwin -- Typhoon Haiyan -- Surviving a hurricane.

"A discussion of hurricanes, typhoons, and other tropical cyclones, describing their characteristics, formation, and human and environmental impacts. Features descriptions of significant tropical cyclones from history"--

Ages 5-11.

ISBN: 9780716699354 0716699354

LCCN: 2017054261

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Hurricanes--Juvenile literature.
Typhoons--Juvenile literature.
Cyclones--Juvenile literature.
Natural Disasters--Juvenile literature.

LC Class. No.: QC944.2 / .H87 2018

Dewey Class. No.: 551.55/2