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245	0	0	_aThunderstorms.
250			_a2nd ed.
260			_aChicago : _bWorld Book, _c2009.
300			_a47, [1] pages : _billustration (chiefly col.), col. maps ; _c28 cm.
490	0		_aWorld Book's library of natural disasters
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 47) and index.
505	0		_aWhat are thunderstorms? -- When and where do thunderstorms develop? -- What happens during a thunderstorm? -- The Fort Worth hailstorm -- What are lightning and thunder? -- Types of lightning -- Aircraft at risk -- Forest fires -- Downpours and flooding -- Flash flood in the Rockies -- Hailstones -- Deadly hailstorms -- Tornadoes -- The super tornado outbreak -- Microbursts -- A hazard to aircraft -- Safety in thunderstorms -- Windstorms -- The North Sea floods of 1953 -- The great gale of 1987.
520			_a"A discussion of a major type of natural disaster, including descriptions of some of the most destructive; explanations of these phenomena, what causes them, and where they occur; and information about how to prepare for and survive these forces of nature. Features include an activity, glossary, list of resources, and index"--Provided by publisher.
650		0	_aThunderstorms _vJuvenile literature. _9183705
710	2		_aWorld Book, Inc. _9175469
942			_2ddc _cBOOK _w169 _xBoniswa Ngcongolo _y169 _zBoniswa Ngcongolo
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