Blizzards.
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What is a blizzard? -- Blizzards back in time -- Blizzard winds -- Blizzards of 1888 -- Blizzards and the human body -- Blizzards around the world -- Napoleon's grand retreat -- The White Hurricane of 1913 -- Storm damage -- After a blizzard -- Race to the South Pole -- Hard lessons of 1922 -- The Superstorm of 1993 -- Potomac aircrash -- The billion-dollar blizzard of 1996 -- Surviving a blizzard -- Chicago's "Big Snow" of 1967 -- Blizzard rescue -- Forecasting blizzards.
"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.
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World Book's library of natural disasters.
PUBLISHED
Chicago : World Book, c2008.
Year Published: 2008
Description: 47 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), maps ; 28 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780716698012
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
World Book, Inc.
SUBJECTS
Blizzards.
Natural disasters.