Inside Tornadoes

Tornadoes are the most violent storms on the planet, as these dramatic photographs and gatefolds vividly reveal. Includes first-person accounts of historic storms, fascinating facts on climate change, and hands-on activities. Full color.

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

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.

Explains what hurricanes and tornadoes are, describes the damage these powerful storms can do, and explains how scientists study the weather to predict such storms.

In this updated and revised edition of Tornadoes, award-winning science writer Seymour Simon gives readers an in-depth look at these captivating and powerful storms through fascinating facts and stunning full-color photographs. This nonfiction picture book is an excellent choice to share during homeschooling, in particular for children ages 6 to 8. It’s a fun way to learn to read and as a supplement for activity books for children. Readers will learn all about tornadoes, from how they are first created to the destruction they leave behind. This updated edition includes: author’s note stunning full-color photographs glossary index a list of websites and additional reading sources Supports the Common Core Learning Standards, Next Generation Science Standards and the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) standards.

Tornadoes are the most violent storms on the planet-as these photographs filled with before-and-after images of storm sites reveal. What makes a tornado, where they strike, and what scientists discover as they risk their lives driving equipment as close as possible to these storms. With first-person accounts of historic storms, facts on climate change and its potential effect on tornadoes, and hands-on activities.

Describes how tornadoes form, ongoing research to better understand why they form when they do, and histories of some of the worst storms to ever occur.

Tornadoes can cause severe damage in certain parts of the United States. Follow a storm-chasing family as they explore a system of storms running through Oklahoma. An adventure-filled graphic novel that provides young readers information about weather and tornadoes. Learn from these weather warriors how tornadoes form, how to stay safe during a tornado, and how to survive the aftermath. Includes contemporary full-color graphic artwork, fun facts, additional information, and a glossary.

Provide young readers with a better understanding of what causes these weather events and how to stay safe should a dangerous situation arise. With simple text and large, outstanding photos, readers will not only be informed, but also gain an appreciation of these awesome phenomenons.

An eye-of-the-hurricane view of storm chasing from the star of the Discovery Channel hit series Storm Chasers. Only one in ten chases actually intercept a tornado-unless you're Reed Timmer. The thrill-seeking meteorologist and star of Storm Chasers has followed and faced down more violent tornadoes than anyone. Into the Storm brings readers into the mind of this man and his mission—collecting data on tornadoes and hurricanes that could save lives—in the terrifying, awe-inspiring world of big weather. Into the Storm is also a fascinating look at the science of weather—what causes extreme conditions, its connection to climate change, and how a tornado gets its stovepipe structure.