| Description |
107 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
Great disasters |
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Great disasters (Greenhaven Press)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 99-101) and index. |
| Contents |
Science and study of tornadoes: Nature of tornadoes / Thomas P. Grazulis -- Exploring the mysteries of tornadoes / Peter N. Spotts -- Storm chasers / Joe Nick Patoski -- Measuring tornadoes with TOTO / Howard B. Bluestein -- Disasters and personal accounts: Great tri-state tornado / Wallace Akin -- 1974 tornado super outbreak / Kelli Miller -- Inside a Texas tornado / Roy S. Hall -- Trapped in the great Tupelo tornado / Gary Moore -- Averting disaster: Improving tornado predictions / David Whitman et al. -- Tornado safety / U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration -- Tornado emergency management in tornado alley / Beth Wade -- Using microwaves to tame tornadoes? / Suzanne Mengel. |
| Subject |
Tornadoes.
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| Added Author |
Harris, Nancy, 1952-
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| ISBN |
0737714727 hardback alkaline paper |
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0737714735 paperback alkaline paper |
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