Kathleen Simpson
Huge hurricanes, devastating droughts, ferocious blizzards. What's going on? Scientists around the globe are focusing on extremes of weather, both past and present. Join the weather scientists who are using modern technology, including satellites ... [... more]
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Miriam Goin
Storms are SCARY! But it's cool to understand what's going on when Mother Nature gets angry. Why does the wind howl? Why does it rain for days? How do rivers overflow? Thunder and lightening, monsoons, hurricanes, tornadoes...the facts and photos ... [... more]
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Dan Baum - Authors - Random House
Originating in a heralded series of New Yorker articles, Nine Lives tells the story of New Orleans through the lives of nine characters over forty years, bracketed by two epic hurricanes. It brings back to life the doomed city, its wondrous ... [... more]
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Borin Van Loon
The Beginner Books -- "Their cartoon format and irreverent wit make difficult ideas accessible and entertaining." From sunshine to snow, hurricanes to holes in the ozone layer, freak conditions to daily forecasting, this user-friendly guide ... [... more]
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David Laskin
Nowhere in the world is weather as volatile and powerful as it is in North America. Scorching heat in the Southwest, hurricanes on the Atlantic coast, tornadoes in the Plains, blizzards in the mountains: Every area of the country has vastly ... [... more]
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Bret Anthony Johnston
From an acclaimed and award-winning young writer comes an intensely moving debut collection set in the eye of life's storms. In Corpus Christi, Texas-a town often hit by hurricanes- parents, children, and lovers come together and fall apart, ... [... more]
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