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1) Twister!
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Explains the science behind tornadoes, looks at how the storms take shape, explains how tornadoes are measured and tracked, and discusses the damage caused by tornadoes.
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Hurricane spawned tornadoes are most frequent at the time when hurricanes initially cross land and undergo rapid filling. This paper presents data composite information on all available rawinsonde and pibal reports surrounding this type of tornado genesis in the United States and Japan.
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Wendy Peters is wild about weather. She loves experimenting with it, learning about it, and teaching others about all kinds of weather patterns. Her family has just moved to Circleville, Texas, and she's excited to learn that her new teacher and classmates Jessica and Dennis are as weather mad as she is. When the three students discover Circleville Elementary doesn't have a safety plan for tornadoes, they set a plan in motion to change that, just...
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"When Jeremy visits his twin cousins Jack and Flash in Oklahoma, he gets a big surprise: they're storm chasers! They live in a region called Tornado Alley, an area with more tornadoes than anywhere else in the world. Jack and Flash travel around Tornado Alley looking for tornadoes, and Jeremy is coming with them on their next mission. In Twister! Jeremy and his cousins encounter giant hailstones, awesome lightning, and funnel clouds, but will they...
12) Tornadoes
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Readers will learn about how and why tornadoes form and important safety measures to take when a tornado happens. This title is informative yet simple. Big text and simple sentences combined with vibrant photographs will entertain readers, teach them scientific facts, and strengthen their reading skills. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids is a division of ABDO.
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Paramedic Stephen O'Malley is about to run into a night he will never forget: a kidnapping, a tornado, and a race to rescue the woman he loves. This page-turning thriller is by the award-winning author of the Uncommon Heroes series and explores the topic of whether God is trustworthy to be one's deepest, closest friend.
14) Transition from response to recovery: a look at the Lancaster, Texas tornado : final project report
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This study looks at one incident (i.e., a tornado), and describes transition from response to recovery disaster activities.
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This report examines the extent of damage caused by the tornado in the study area, and, to explore and analyze how victims adjusted to the destruction. Data collected from the two study sites clearly show that victims received emergency assistance and other support from people in neighboring and more distant areas, as well as from government agencies and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs).