12 things to know about wild weather /
Twelve things to know about wild weather Wild weather
by Jamie Kallio.
- Mankato, Minn. : 12-Story Library, 2014.
- 32 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
- Today's news .
- Today's news. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 31) and index.
Weather can become extreme -- A thunderstorm is an electrical storm -- Tornado winds can reach 300 miles per hour -- Hurricanes are powerful tropical storms -- Tsunamis are as fast as jet airplanes -- Heat waves can bake fruit on trees -- Droughts are slow killers -- Dust storms can move across oceans -- Wildfires burn large areas quickly -- Blizzards white out the landscape -- Ice storms take out power lines -- Cold waves can freeze water supplies -- Fact sheet.
Discusses different types of weather and the damage these storms can cause.