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022557
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Essex, Miles Kelly Publishing Ltd, 2012.
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48pGrey Spine
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100 things you should know about
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Takes children on a thrilling tour through monsoons, blizzards, whirling winds and scorching heatwaves! A detailed look at different weather patterns across the globe will help them on their way.
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9781842363584 Pb.
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| Accession# | Call# | Current Location | Status | Policy | Location |
| 020897 | 551.6/OLI | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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000949
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2004 (Pb)
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Great Britain, Dorling Kindersley Limited, 2000.
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73pRed Spine
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DK Eyewitness
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Describes dangerous and destructive weather conditions around the world, such as thunderstorms, tornadoes, hurricanes, lightning, hail, and drought with photographs, historical background, and legends.
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1405302968 Pb.
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| Accession# | Call# | Current Location | Status | Policy | Location |
| 000361 | 551.55/CHA | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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013133
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London, Franklin Watts, 2010.
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48pBlack Spine
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Graphic careers
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Read all about the amazing stories of action from the world of violent weather in fast-paced, graphic style.
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9780749692544 Pb.
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| 013019 | 551.55/JEF | Main | On Shelf | Teacher Resources | Teacher Resource |
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025114
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London, Raintree Publishers, 2015.
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56pBlack Spine
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Disaster dossiers
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Book uses first-hand accounts from eyewitnesses, survivors, the emergency services, scientists and the media to describe what happened before, during and after Hurricane Sandy, which hit the Caribbean and parts of the United States in 2012.
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9781406280296 Hb.
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| 022948 | 363.34922/LAN | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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ID:
007690
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Great Britain, Book House, 2005.
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32pPurple and White Spine
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What on Earth?
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An introduction to hurricanes including where hurricanes happen, are hurricanes getting worse, and how to survive a hurricane.
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What is a hurricane?
Where do hurricanes happen?
Can hurricanes be spotted?
What makes the wind blow?
Why are hurricanes seasonal?
Do hurricanes slow down?
What is a storm surge?
What’s the damage?
How does wildlife cope?
Are hurricanes getting worse?
Can we avoid hurricanes?
How would you survive a hurricane?
Hurricane facts
Glossary
What do we know about hurricanes?
Index
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1905087349 Pb.
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| 008069 | 551.552/CHA | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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009570
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New York, Collins, 2003.
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32pBlack Spine
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Smithsonian
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The author of Tornadoes and Lightning discusses where and how hurricanes are formed, the destruction caused by legendary storms, and the precautions to take when a hurricane strikes.
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9780061170713 Pb.
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| 009970 | 551.552/SIM | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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003396
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USA, Scholastic, 1998.
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40pPurple Spine
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The Magic School Bus
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Ms. Frizzle's class is studying about the weather. They are on their way to visit the weather station when they experience a hurricane.
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0590446878 Pb.
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| Accession# | Call# | Current Location | Status | Policy | Location |
| 000794 | FIC/COL | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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ID:
004909
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Great Britain, Dorling Kindersley Limited, 2006.
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72pBlack and White Spine
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DK Eyewitness Guides
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Describes how tsunamis and other incredible natural disasters happen and why they cause so much destruction around the world.
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Dynamic planest
Restless Earth
What is a tsunami?
Wave power
Walls of water
A drowned world
Recovery begins
Tsunami warnings
The earth shakes
Surviving a quake
Mighty volcanoes
Rivers of fire
Landslides and avalanches
Earth's atmostphere
Wild weather
Hurricane force
Battling the wind
Hurricane Katrina
Twisting tornadoes
Flood alert
Raging waters
Drought and famine
Wildfire
Fighting fires
Climate change
Unnatural disassters
Infectious diseases
Epidemic
Future disasters
Did you know?
Timeline
Find out more
Glossary
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1405313420 Hb.
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| Accession# | Call# | Current Location | Status | Policy | Location |
| 004859 | 363.34/WAT | Main | Missing | General | |
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022233
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London, Discovery Communications, 1998.
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200 min.Black spine
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The Sunday Times
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Examines how natural disasters such as earthquakes, tornadoes, hurricanes and floods shape the landscape as well as destroy cities.
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Extreme weather; Hurricanes; Floods; Global catastrophe
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1 DVD.
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| Accession# | Call# | Current Location | Status | Policy | Location |
| N00338 | 551/NAT | Main | On Shelf | Non Book Material | |
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019877
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Sussex, Ivy Press, 2015.
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96pRed Spine
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In this book, young readers can voyage through the seas and oceans of our watery planet the last great unexplored place on Earth! 30 key topics are covered, from the sunlit ocean surfaces to the deepest, darkest depths. Each is presented in a neat 30-second soundbite, supported by a 3-second flash summary and a full-page colour artwork. Fun, active missions accompany the topics, encouraging readers to find out more.
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About this book
Blue Planet
Stunning Seascapes
Ocean Life
Ocean Perils
Exploring the Oceans
Using the Oceans
Discover more
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9781782402398 Pb.
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| 018704 | 551.46/GRE | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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ID:
002736
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Great Britain, Southwater, 2004.
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128pGrey Spine
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Explains how weather systems work, how earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur, and how they can be protected.
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1844760979 pb.
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| 001470 | 551.2/KER | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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009220
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New York, Random House, 2003.
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128pGreen Spine
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Magic Tree House Research Guide
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Describes the changing nature of weather and how meteorologists predict and study such storms as tornadoes, hurricanes, and blizzards. Join Jack and Annie as they research twisters and other terrible storms and find out the facts behind the fiction
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Weather
Wind
Clouds
Rain and storms
Twisters!
Hurricanes
Blizzards
Storm Prediction
Doing more research
Index
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0375813586 Pb.
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| 009625 | 551.55/OSB | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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010052
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Great Britain, Ticktock Media Ltd., 2006.
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125pRed Spine
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Read about the destruction caused by the latest disasters and how these forces have hit without warning and killed millions.
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Volcanoes
Earthquakes
Hurricanes and Tornadoes
Fire and Flood
Glossary
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9781860075681 Pb.
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| 010457 | 551.22/STE | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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ID:
014970
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Illinois, Raintree Publishers, 2005.
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48pBeige Spine
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Turbulent Planet
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Tells you all about hurricanes. Find out what causes them and the damage they can do. Learn how to survive a hurricane.
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1410917479 Pb.
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| 014729 | 551.552/OXL | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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ID:
009630
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New York, Atlantic Monthly Press, 2006.
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xx, 346pWhite Spine
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Looks at the history of the changes in climate over the last million years. Helps us to understand the issues we are facing now and in the future with burning of fossil fuels and the increase in green house gases in our atmosphere.
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Foreword
Map
The slow awakening
Gaia's Tools:
Gaia
The Great Aerial ocean
The gaseous greenhouse
The sages and the onion skin
Time's gaterways
Born in the deep freeze
Making the long summer
Digging up the dead
One in ten thousand:
The unraveling world
Peril at the poles
The great stumpy reef
A warning from the golden toad
Liquid gold: Changes in rainfall
An energetic onion skin
Playing at Canute
The science of prediction:
Model worlds
The commitment and approaching extreme danger
Leveling the mountains
How can they keep on moving?
Boiling the Abyss
The pack of jokers
Civilization: Out with a whimper
People in greenhouses:
A close run thing
The road to Kyoto
Cost, cost, cost
People in greenhouses shouldn't tell lies
Engineering solutions?
Last steps on the stairway to heaven?
The solution:
Bright as sunlight, light as wind
Nucleau lazarus?
Of hybrids, minicats, and contrails
The last act of God?
2084: The carbon dictatorship?
Time's up
Over to you
Postscript
Afterword
Climate change checklist
Green power
Acknowledgements
Illustrations
References
Index
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0871139359 Pb.
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| 010018 | 363.7/FLA | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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