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1) Weather
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Simple text and color photographs introduce the characteristics of climate, storms, weather patterns, and weather forecasting. Includes instructions for projects.
3) Forecasting
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"An exploration of weather forecasting, including how this science has developed in the past two centuries, vital forecasting equipment such as radar, and possible future developments"--Provided by publisher.
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"The weather is different every day. Sometimes the sky is blue and the sun is shining; sometimes the sky is filled with clouds and its raining. And sometimes there is so much wind, you can hardly walk. In winter, when soft snowflakes fall from gray skies, you can make a snowman! Weather can be fun, but it can also be dangerous, like when theres a tornado. In this book, youll find out more about the beautiful, exciting, and dangerous sides of the weather."--Page...
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Explores how climate change is creating extreme weather in the form of bigger and more destructive storms, and examines the effects of superstorms. Explains how meteorologists track and study the trends of weather patterns. Includes color photographs, sidebars, a glossary, and additional resources.
9) Vietnam
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This book tells about life in Vietnam. It describes the land, the wildlife, its cities, its holidays, and the food they eat.
11) Earthquakes
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Provides information about earthquakes, including history's most extreme storms, how scientists study and predict them, and more.
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Flint Lockwood is a young inventor who dreams of creating something that will improve everyone's life. Sam Sparks is a weathergirl covering the town's weather phenomenon, but chooses to hide her intelligence behind a perky exterior. Tim Lockwood is Flint's technophobic father. Brent is the town bully who has plagued Flint since childhood. Mayor Shelbourne exploits Flint's newest invention so he can put the town, and more importantly himself, on the...
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"The first complete moment-by-moment account of the largest Atlantic storm system ever recorded-a hurricane like no other. The sky was lit by a full moon on October 29, 2012, but nobody on the eastern seaboard of the United States could see it. Everything had been consumed by cloud. The storm's immensity caught the attention of scientists on the International Space Station. Even from there, it seemed almost limitless: 1.8 million square feet of tightly...
16) Belize
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Presents the geography, history, economy, cities and communities, and people and culture of Belize. Includes recipes, related projects, and a calendar of festivals.