Arcadia Public Library

By far the most potent storm known on Earth, the tornado has an average life span of no more than half an hour. Yet, during that time, it expends about as much energy as is used to light the streets of New York City for one night. From 2000 through 2002, there was a yearly average of twenty-two killer tornadoes in the U.S. For middle school and high school students, teachers, and general readers, this volume in Facts On File's updated and expanded...

"Learn all about tornadoes, from what causes them to what effects they have on humans."--

An introduction to tornadoes explains how they form, the scale used for classifying them, and what to do when a tornado approaches.

"This book shows readers the awesome power of tornadoes"--

Describes the location, nature, development, measurement, and destructive effects of tornadoes, as well as how to stay out of danger from them.

The Tri-State Tornado of 1925 was the deadliest tornado strike in American history, tearing through three states and killing 700 people. The Joplin Tornado of 2011 was a mile-wide monster that destroyed heart of a vibrant city. The true stories of these two events plus fascinating facts, profiles of tornado scientists and storm chasers create a unique and thrilling nonfiction read, by the author of the New York Times bestselling I Survived series....

Weaving together heart-wrenching stories with immersive reporting and dramatic storytelling, a gripping account of a weather event in April 2011 that saw a record 358 tornadoes rip through 21 states in three days shows how things that tear our world apart also reveal what holds us together.

Photographs, diagrams, and text combine to depict some of the Earth's most dynamic and destructive forces, explaining how scientists are working to predict when they will strike in order to save lives.