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47 pages: maps, col illustration; 27cm. "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"-- 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. Ages 5-11. juvenile Includes index. Hurricanes Juvenile literature Typhoons Juvenile literature Cyclones Juvenile literature Natural disasters Juvenile literature J 551.552 HURR 9780716699354 2023 20231030114125.0 eng