Tornado Alley

Tornado Alley
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 210
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ISBN-10 : 0195307119
ISBN-13 : 9780195307115
Rating : 4/5 (19 Downloads)

Synopsis Tornado Alley by : Howard B. Bluestein

For scientists, amateur weather enthusiasts, or anyone intrigued or terrified by a darkening sky, this book provides not only a history of tornado research, but a vivid look into the origin of the storms. 67 color illustrations.

Tornado Alley

Tornado Alley
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 64
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015042964067
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (67 Downloads)

Synopsis Tornado Alley by : William S. Burroughs

Short writings.

The Mystery in Tornado Alley

The Mystery in Tornado Alley
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 115
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781442497283
ISBN-13 : 1442497289
Rating : 4/5 (83 Downloads)

Synopsis The Mystery in Tornado Alley by : Carolyn Keene

Dream trip? Or a nightmare of trouble? When Hannah Gruen inherits a farm from a distant cousin, the Drews, with Bess and George, drive off for a scenic Oklahoma vacation. The plan is to sell the property and pack up whatever mementos Hannah wants to keep. But a terrifying encounter with a tornado is just the beginning of trouble. In a duffel bag Nancy discovers what looks like a ransom note—and a gruff intruder appears, insisting that the bag is his! Is he planning a kidnapping? Nancy contacts the local police, but they think it’s a prank. When charming Derek Owens, a tornado chaser at the local university, offers to help, Nancy accepts faster than a lightning flash. But the clues she discovers lead her deeper into peril, and Nancy’s soon fighting for her life—in the eye of a monster storm!

Adventures in Tornado Alley

Adventures in Tornado Alley
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Publisher : Thames and Hudson
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 0500287376
ISBN-13 : 9780500287378
Rating : 4/5 (76 Downloads)

Synopsis Adventures in Tornado Alley by : Mike Hollingshead

From surreal skyscapes to wholesale destruction: the most dramatic scenes from the natural world. The destructive power of nature has always been a source of fear and fascination, and never more so than now, when climate change and extreme weather conditions are constantly in the news. Across the central United States, the infamous storms of Tornado Alley are fueled by the collision of cold fronts from Canada and warm fronts from the Gulf of Mexico. People have been chasing these storms for decades in pursuit of thrilling experiences, but now a new generation of storm chasers is combining scientific knowledge with powerful images. This book follows Mike Hollingshead and Eric Nguyen on seventeen chases through Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and South Dakota, illustrating the unfolding events with sequential shots and a running commentary by the chasers themselves. These spectacular storm portfolios are expanded with special features on weather phenomena like hail and mammatus clouds plus insights into forecasting and research.

A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again

A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again
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Publisher : Back Bay Books
Total Pages : 546
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ISBN-10 : 9780316090520
ISBN-13 : 0316090522
Rating : 4/5 (20 Downloads)

Synopsis A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again by : David Foster Wallace

These widely acclaimed essays from the author of Infinite Jest -- on television, tennis, cruise ships, and more -- established David Foster Wallace as one of the preeminent essayists of his generation. In this exuberantly praised book -- a collection of seven pieces on subjects ranging from television to tennis, from the Illinois State Fair to the films of David Lynch, from postmodern literary theory to the supposed fun of traveling aboard a Caribbean luxury cruiseliner -- David Foster Wallace brings to nonfiction the same curiosity, hilarity, and exhilarating verbal facility that has delighted readers of his fiction, including the bestselling Infinite Jest.

Tornado Alley (Disaster Strikes #2)

Tornado Alley (Disaster Strikes #2)
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Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages : 75
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780545532983
ISBN-13 : 0545532981
Rating : 4/5 (83 Downloads)

Synopsis Tornado Alley (Disaster Strikes #2) by : Marlane Kennedy

When disaster strikes, the only thing you can count on is yourself! Wyatt Anderson isn't thrilled that his prissy cousin is visiting his family's Oklahoma ranch. But it turns out Wyatt has bigger problems to deal with when a pair of dueling tornadoes lock the prairie in their sights....Wyatt, Alison, and neighbors Joshua and Jackson have nowhere to run. And when the old barn is battered by the tornadoes' ferocious winds, the animals that live inside are in danger. Will Wyatt and his friends risk their own lives to protect them?

What Is a Tornado?

What Is a Tornado?
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Publisher : Severe Weather Close-Up
Total Pages : 24
Release :
ISBN-10 : 0778724387
ISBN-13 : 9780778724384
Rating : 4/5 (87 Downloads)

Synopsis What Is a Tornado? by : Robin Johnson

What is tornado alley and where in the world is it? Why are tornados called "twisters"? This dynamic title answers these questions and more as readers discover what tornadoes look like, how, when, and where they most often form, how scientists predict and track them, and the safety steps they can take before, during, and after a tornado touches down

Tornado Alley

Tornado Alley
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Publisher : Pfp Publishing
Total Pages : 508
Release :
ISBN-10 : 0983677441
ISBN-13 : 9780983677444
Rating : 4/5 (41 Downloads)

Synopsis Tornado Alley by : Craig Nova

When Ben and Marie meet, it is with all the unstoppable quality of a force of nature: at first, they are just pleased with each other's company, a kind of innocent companionship they both crave, but soon they enter into a secret bond. "Tornado Alley" is a compelling novel about love and loss, honor and passion, and the mysteries of the human heart.

Big Weather

Big Weather
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Publisher : Macmillan
Total Pages : 308
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ISBN-10 : 0805080147
ISBN-13 : 9780805080148
Rating : 4/5 (47 Downloads)

Synopsis Big Weather by : Mark Svenvold

The author profiles real tornadoes and severe weather patterns over six thousand miles of Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska, known as Tornado Alley.

Tornado God

Tornado God
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 313
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780190680282
ISBN-13 : 0190680288
Rating : 4/5 (82 Downloads)

Synopsis Tornado God by : Peter J. Thuesen

One of the earliest sources of humanity's religious impulse was severe weather, which ancient peoples attributed to the wrath of storm gods. Enlightenment thinkers derided such beliefs as superstition and predicted they would pass away as humans became more scientifically and theologically sophisticated. But in America, scientific and theological hubris came face-to-face with the tornado, nature's most violent windstorm. Striking the United States more than any other nation, tornadoes have consistently defied scientists' efforts to unlock their secrets. Meteorologists now acknowledge that even the most powerful computers will likely never be able to predict a tornado's precise path. Similarly, tornadoes have repeatedly brought Americans to the outer limits of theology, drawing them into the vortex of such mysteries as how to reconcile suffering with a loving God and whether there is underlying purpose or randomness in the universe. In this groundbreaking history, Peter Thuesen captures the harrowing drama of tornadoes, as clergy, theologians, meteorologists, and ordinary citizens struggle to make sense of these death-dealing tempests. He argues that, in the tornado, Americans experience something that is at once culturally peculiar (the indigenous storm of the national imagination) and religiously primal (the sense of awe before an unpredictable and mysterious power). He also shows that, in an era of climate change, the weather raises the issue of society's complicity in natural disasters. In the whirlwind, Americans confront the question of their own destiny-how much is self-determined and how much is beyond human understanding or control.