By Doug Lennox
ISBN-10: 1550027433
ISBN-13: 9781550027433
ISBN-10: 1554882494
ISBN-13: 9781554882496
"When it rains, it pours," in particular by way of best-selling writer Doug Lennox's Now you recognize severe climate . international warming, killer hurricanes, murderous tornadoes, melting permafrost -- climate issues us all, and now with this tightly packed compenium of questions and solutions, each person can get the lowdown on such things as:
What makes an ideal typhoon perfect?
Where's the world's most well-liked place?
Why was once storm Katrina so destructive?
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A storm in southern Alberta took the lives of more than 36,000 ducks in 1953. What are the property losses from hailstorms? Storm chasers in the southwestern United States, in the area known as Tornado Alley, frequently have their vehicles dented and even wrecked by hail. When big hailstones hit big cities like St. Louis, Dallas, and Denver, insured losses can exceed $1 billion. Routinely, hailstorms 45 Now You Know Extreme Weather cause crop losses in the millions of dollars and end many dreams of a comfortable retirement.
46 FOG Where is the world's foggiest place? Cape Race, Newfoundland, experiences more than 158 fog days each year, more than any place else in the world. London, England, historically well known for pea soup fogs caused by pollution from coal furnaces, remains foggy today, but with only thirty days per year does not set any records. What happened in London, England, between December 5 and December 9; 1952? Cold weather and a mixture of sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxide, and other pollutants from coal and industry com47 Now You Know Extreme Weather bined to create a sooty, dirty, yellow-green fog.
Hurricanes also form north and south of the equator in the Pacific, affecting Australia and parts of Asia, and south of the equator in the Indian Ocean, affecting Africa. Mexico's west coast also gets hit by Pacific hurricanes. A tropical storm becomes a hurricane when its winds exceed 74 miles per hour (119 kilometres per hour). 63 Now You Know Extreme Weather Where are hurricane winds most dangerous? The right side of a hurricane is expected to be the most dangerous part of the storm. There the hurricane winds combine with steering winds, increasing the storms intensity.
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