01480cam a2200289 4500 46961582 TxAuBib 20070504120000.0 200805s2004||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2003011621 9781403447852 Hardcover $18.95 1403447853 Hardcover $18.95 TxAuBib Spilsbury, Louise. Howling Hurricanes. 1st ed. Chicago, IL : Heinemann Library, 2004. 32 pages : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 25 cm. Awesome forces of nature What is a hurricane? -- How do hurricanes happen? -- Where do hurricanes happen? -- Case study: Hurricanes Isidore and Lili, 2002 -- What happens in a hurricane? -- Case study: Hurricane Andrew, 1992 -- Who helps after a hurricane? -- Case study: Hurricane Mitch, 1998 -- Can hurricanes be predicted? -- Can people prepare for hurricanes? -- Can hurricanes be prevented? -- Howling hurricanes of the past. Explains what hurricanes are, what causes them, and where they occur; discusses what happens during an hurricane and who helps afterwards; and considers whether hurricanes can be predicted. Includes case studies. Hurricanes Juvenile literature. Storms. Forces of Nature. Spilsbury, Richard, 1963- Awesome forces of nature.