Blizzard and Ice Storm Readiness

"We cannot prevent blizzards and ice storms, but we can learn how to minimize their impact on humans. This informative book examines what scientists know about extreme ice and snowfalls, whether we can predict them, and how we learn from each event. By studying the destruction they cause, scientists and engineers continue to come up with new and improved technologies to predict winter storms and make cities, buildings, and people safer. Case studies and brief bios of key scientists and organizations highlight the information"--

Product details

• Authors: Rachel Seigel
• Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 8 to 12
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.02.2020
• EAN: 9780778773993
• ISBN: 978-0-7787-7399-3
• No. of pages: 48
• Dimensions: 203 mm x 251 mm x 10 mm
• Weight: 363 g
• Series: Natural Disasters: Meeting the
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Natural science, technology; JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Earth Sciences / General, Kinder/Jugendliche: Sachbuch: Naturwissenschaft und Technik, Children's Books / All Ages, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Disasters, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Earth Sciences / Weather