Now You Know Extreme Weather: The Little Book of Answers (Now You Know, 8)

"When it rains, it pours," especially when it comes to best-selling author Doug Lennox's Now You Know Extreme Weather . Global warming, killer hurricanes, murderous tornadoes, melting permafrost -- weather concerns us all, and now with this tightly packed compenium of questions and answers, everyone can get the lowdown on things like: What makes a perfect storm perfect? Where's the world's hottest place? Why was Hurricane Katrina so destructive? "When it rains, it pours," especially when it comes to best-selling author Doug Lennox's Now You Know Extreme Weather. Global warming, killer hurricanes, murderous tornadoes, melting permafrost--weather concerns us all, and now with this tightly packed compendium of questions and answers, everyone can get the lowdown on things like: What makes a perfect storm perfect? Where's the world's hottest place? Why was Hurricane Katrina so destructive? Contents......Page 8 Preface......Page 10 Cold......Page 12 Heat......Page 18 Drought......Page 22 Floods......Page 27 Rain......Page 31 Wind......Page 35 Snow......Page 41 Hail......Page 45 Fog......Page 48 Storms......Page 51 Hurricanes......Page 59 Tornadoes......Page 66 Lightning......Page 73 Beauty......Page 78 Climate Change......Page 83 Weather Miscellany......Page 94