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A collection of bizarre facts about natural disasters includes lesser-known tidbits about tidal waves, earthquakes, volcanoes, lightning strikes, and the sinking of the Titanic. Original." ... Read more

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GREAT LIDDLE BOOK WITH FUN FACTS!!
This book contains some really wild facts about weather & weird & odd natural causes. Its a great book aside from the exclamation points at the end of sentences stating that thousands of people died.

This book is split into sections of:
-Weird Weather
-Castastrophies Big & Little
-The Violent Earth

Along with paragraphs explaining each odd event, (almost) every page has a "Laugh Line" or "Didja Know." I encourage you to get this book, filled with fun facts.

Good Book!
This is a great book about natural disasters. The facts in it are weird and captivate my imagination. All books I have read in this series are intriguing. Once I start reading them I can't put them down. ... Read more

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Kids love this book!
My boys are into the weather. This book teaches basic facts about tornadoes and the conditions that help create one. Easy reading... 1st and 2 grade level. ... Read more

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Martin Snodgrass, the only "normal" member in a family of overachievers, has the worst Valentine's Day imaginable and make his theatrical debut -- pretending to be a girl!But with a playful puppy, a great best friend, and the prettiest teacher in fourth grade, Martin is doing okay -- until Great-aunt Henrietta takes over his room and starts planning the Snodgrass family reunion.

Readers will laugh along with Martin Snodgrass as he endures the comic trials of life in the fourth grade, as well as the tribulations of being the middle child. ... Read more

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WHAT A GOOG BOOK!!!!!
This was a good book that my daugther loved and could not put it down. This fuuny story has other books about this same family. Also this book Acelerated reader for school.

I enjoyed this story
In this book Martin Snodgrass and his family are off on another adventure. This time his sister Caroline has to have her tonsils taken out and so does Martin, a tornado wrecks their family reunion and more. ... Read more

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Twyla started out small, racing the wind in the southpasture, then roping dust devils to keep in the corral. She went on to lasso tornadoes and ride Old Stormy in the Flint Hills Rodeo.  This Kansascowgirl joins the ranks of tall tale heroes as she rides her twisters in the rodeo career of the century. Come along for the ride! Twister Twyla also includes a list of websites about rodeos, tornadoes and dust devils, as well as a bibliography of children'spicture books about each of these subjects! ... Read more

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Tornadoes are spinning storms that have very strong winds. Author Brian Cassie ... Read more

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Provides an introduction to tornadoes, including what they are, how they form, and tornado safety. ... Read more

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Why why why do you ask so many questions? Well if you didn't ask you would never find out about things! Take a look inside the pages of this book and discover the answers to loads of interesting questions about the weather. You will find fantastic pictures to help explain things more, cartoons to make you giggle, and fun things to do in the color panels. ... Read more

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For the tornado enthusiast or general historian
This extensive study of the "significant" tornadoes of the past 300 hundred years is a a fascinating read from a weatherbug perspective but also from the historian perspective.From the the book's beginning with tornado terms defined, write ups on historic tronadoes, debris path studies, how tornadoes have been recorded thru time, so many nuggets of knowledge for even the most amatuer of weather lovers or professional in meteorology.

The main body of the book is a statistical amazament, in that Mr. Grazulis and his staff delved so deeply in this one subject in American history is astounding.Truly a great book for weather bugs and meteorology professors to have on the book shelf.

The Ultimate Tornado Encyclopedia
OK, Amazon, I'm sorry & I apologize for my obnoxiousness on my previous review for this book. I guess I did go a little over the top! This time I'll just stick with the subject of the book.

My review title says it all, folks. This IS the ultimate tornado encyclopedia; whatever you're looking for on the subject, you'll definitely find it here--and then some.

I'm thrilled to hear that Mr. Grazulis is planning to update & re-publish this book in 2008 (I hope & pray it's not just a rumor!) When he does, I'll be sure to snatch up my copy quicker than a tornado can develop!

Best Tornado Book Ever!
Hi! This is the same person who wrote the review "The Best Condensed History of Tornadoes Available." I just got it today( the full 1300+ pages of tornado stats)and have had a hard time putting it down! I had the book Significant Tornadoes 1880-1989 but this is even better. It has almost every single twister, cyclone and whirlwind that has touched down in the US. Thank you Amazon.com and midnightcowboy for the excellent shipping quality and value of service. This is the greatest tornado book available. Fortunately, maybe this book will not be rare and out of print for too many more years (it could reprint by 2008).If you love tornadoes this is your book!

Best condensed version of tornado history available!
I know folks that this isn't the Big Green Book but it is a very close second. I just received it in the mail today and am loving it... every page! This is a great reference work on tornadoes and a good substitute while waiting for the Big Book to reprint. I just can't see how anyone could pay 800.00 for the Green book version of Significant Tornadoes! That's plain outrageous! The book is scheduled to reprint sometime in 2008, I think. I own Tom Grazulis' Tornado Video Classics series, Flora's Tornadoes of the United States, many storm chasing books and videos, his Tornado: Nature's Ultimate Windstorm and now this two volume set. Tom Grazulis is one of the best authors and really does much to grab the reader's attention. Kudos to Amazon for their quick and great service. The paperback binding is a little weak for a book series of this size but this is not their fault. Any paperback binding requires great care. But I would recommend a hardback version if you can find it or when or if the Big Book reprints or not.Anyway the information in this book I would highly recommend to anyone like myself interested in weather, tornadoes or a career in meteorology.

I am a Fan of Tornadoes
This is a great book of 1400 pages worth of information. But it is not worth 850.00 for that is just a rip off. This book is good for about 150.00 though. There is a ton of information it has by state and shows all Tornadoes that had estimated winds of 113mph and above and all tornadoes that killed anyone. It also has the events written down and a discription like for Instance it would say some thing like this

Lincoln, Missouri4/17/1880 6K15INJF-5 1500yds 75m
Started 10 miles of North of Troy at 1700 and desipated 10 miles south of Troy. Homes were ripped apart and one women was killed as she could not escape the winds the Tornado went directly through the town of Troy and farm after farm and even a inn almost completely vanished from earth. That tornado was just a hypothetical Tornado but that what it gives you ... Read more

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Vintage Twister Tome a must-have for tornado aficionados
I was quite pleased to find this long-out-of-print book available on Amazon. Charles Doswell's concise but excellent review covers a lot of what prospective readers should know, so I'll just add a few other general observations.
The stark B&W photos are a treasure trove - including one dating all the way back to 1884! A great visual history. Another plus of these photos is that although the B&W technology of the day wasn't always able to capture the sharpest detail, the monochromatic nature of the images conveys a terrifying quality that is truly compelling, as if the photographers were capturing images of dark, doom-laden engines of destruction bearing down on helpless communities.
A note about readability: much of the text is written with the layperson in mind, and can be easily understood by non-experts. However, the flow of the book is quite choppy, especially since Flora tends to include details (fatalities, estimated cost in damages, etc.) about individual tornadoes in the text - in addition to the same data listed in the numerous tables and charts throughout the book. He also jumps from topic to topic within the same chapter, so the narrative reads in a very inconsistent way. Readability concerns aside, this is an absolute must-have for all tornado fans who want to know more about the history of famous twisters (e.g. Worcester, Mass., in 1953) and how the study of these storms has evolved.

An absolute classic and a must-have!
This book has influenced my generation of severe weather meteorologists and storm chasers profoundly (I'm 61).When I was a boy, it was the only book available and its content was eagerly devoured by all of us.From the viewpoint of today, some of its material is pretty outdated, but it still provides a useful glimpse into the meteorological thinking of that era.The photographs were printed on slick paper and so are beautifully done.Even as late as the late 1950s, tornado photographs were relatively rare, and so each of these was fascinating and compelling.With today's context of routine viewing of tornado video on TV, the photographs are far from the state of the art, but still provide a record of some old events.The text is well-written, with riveting accounts of specific tornado cases and various anecdotes that provide human interest.For the budding scientist, the book even contained data sets - primitive by today's standards, but of value for the truly interested.This book is a must-have for any collector of tornado information.It's a true classic!

Review of Tornadoes of the United States
I first read this book when I was very young.At the time, I didn't see a great many books dealing with this subject that had such great pictures.It was one of the things that drew me to this book.After checking it out my 100th time, I finally read it.It is a well put together book although nowadays, it would be considered outdated by some of the science in what makes a tornado go (I believe the book leaves off in 1953 or 1954 when it was published).Barring that, it is a well researched book and it gives some good insight as to what it was like to experience tornadoes before the days of Doppler Weather Radar and even regular radar.All you had was some good country sense and hope that somebody spotted the storm before it reached you...a lead warning time of just minutes usually.I would recommend this book for the die hard tornado enthusiast since it shows just how far we have come to understanding and predicting these marvels of nature. ... Read more

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Cable TV's Weather Channel examines the nature and origins of tornadoes, where they occur, and how to prepare for one, along with looking at particularly bad ones from the past. photo insert. ... Read more

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Severe thunderstorms and tornadoes affect communities across the United States every year, causing fatalities, destroying property and crops, and disrupting businesses. Tornadoes are the most destructive products of severe thunderstorms, and second only to flash flooding as the cause for most thunderstorm-related fatalities. Damages from violent tornadoes seem to be increasing, similar to the trend for other natural hazards, in part due to changing population demographics and more weather-sensitive infrastructure, and some analysts indicate that losses of $1 billion or more from single tornado events are becoming more frequent. This book discusses issues such as forecasting and issuing warnings for severe thunderstorms and tornadoes, the role of mitigation and the effect of climate change. The book also discusses the role of the National Weather Service in forecasting severe weather and communicating the risk to communities and individuals. ... Read more

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Tornados A Part of American History
This book is part of David Ludlum's Early American Weather Series. Itcovers all known American tornadoes during the 1586-1870 period, sorted byregions. The material is mostly gathered from contemporary newspaperaccounts and diaries. The book also includes a history of early Americanthoughts on the nature and formation of tornadoes from the Mathers ofMassachusetts to the debates between Redfield and Espy in the mid-19thcentury. This book is a must for all tornado-philes and those interested indisaster history. ... Read more

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What causes an earthquake? When will another big shock shake Tokyo or Los Angeles? Can people create deserts? How are the ozone layer and the greenhouse effect interlinked? Is global warming a force of nature—or of man? This compelling and informative book, illustrated with marvelous photographs and specially commissioned artwork, explains the latest scientific insights into these questions. Each force of nature is separately fitted into the jigsaw puzzle of global environmental change. The revised edition of this widely praised book draws on the dramatic evidence of recent years to evaluate the state of the planet—and man's effect on it—in the new century. 275 illustrations, 135 in color. ... Read more