Heat waves.

Heat waves. - 3rd edition. - Chicago, IL : World Book, Inc., [2018] - 56 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm. - World Book's library of natural disasters . - World Book's library of natural disasters. .

Includes index.

What is a heat wave?- -- Danger to health -- What causes a heat wave? -- Europe, 2003 -- Studying heat waves -- Heat islands -- Chicago, 1995 -- Heat wave of 1936 -- Australia, 1923-1924 -- Climate change -- Droughts and fires -- United States, 1980's -- Russia, 2010 -- Australia, 2012-2014 -- South Asian heat waves of 2015 -- Caring for animals -- Heat wave warnings -- Weathering a heat wave.

"A discussion of heat waves, describing their characteristics, patterns of occurrence, and impacts. Features descriptions of significant heat waves from history"--

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Heat waves (Meteorology)--Juvenile literature.
Natural disasters--Juvenile literature.

QC 981.8.A5 / .H351 2018