Tornadoes, nature's most violent and unpredictable storms, descend from the clouds nearly one thousand times yearly and have claimed eighteen thousand American lives since 1880. However, the U.S. Weather Bureau--fearing public panic and believing tornadoes were too fleeting for meteorologists to predict--forbade the use of the word "tornado" in forecasts until 1938.
Scanning the Skies traces the history of today's tornado warning system, a unique program that integrates federal, state, and local governments, privately controlled broadcast media, and individuals. Bradford examines the...
Tornadoes, nature's most violent and unpredictable storms, descend from the clouds nearly one thousand times yearly and have claimed eighteen thous...
Organized alphabetically by disaster type, this natural-disaster reference describes each disaster in scientific terms. Special events follow in chronological order. The set contains photographs, a time line, lists of organizations and agencies, a glossary and an index.
Organized alphabetically by disaster type, this natural-disaster reference describes each disaster in scientific terms. Special events follow in chron...
Scientific and historical overviews of 23 categories of natural disasters followed by a chronological survey of the 100 worst or most notable disasters in history, including such recent events as the 2004 tsunami and Hurricane Katrina. Notable Natural Disasters combines clearly explained scientific concepts with gripping narrative details about memorable disasters. It focuses on events caused, at least in part, by uncontrollable forces of nature. So, though human error played a role in many iceberg collisions, natural conditions were clearly a cause.
Scientific and historical overviews of 23 categories of natural disasters followed by a chronological survey of the 100 worst or most notable disaster...
Arkansas is in the center of tornado activity in the United States. In spite of its relatively small geographic size and population, the Natural State ranks among the top 5 in the number of tornadoes and tornado deaths since 1880. This book focuses on superlatives: the deadliest tornadoes and outbreaks (multiple tornadoes on the same day) both before and after 1953 (the beginning of the modern era of tornado forecasting), the deadliest day, year, and decade, the longest tornado, and the largest number of tornadoes in one day. Also included are stories of twisters that did not earn a...
Arkansas is in the center of tornado activity in the United States. In spite of its relatively small geographic size and population, the Natural State...
