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Heat waves.

Material type: TextTextSeries: World Book's library of natural disastersPublisher: Chicago, IL : World Book, Inc., [2018]Edition: 3rd editionDescription: 56 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780716699347
  • 9780716699286
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • QC 981.8.A5  .H351 2018
Contents:
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.
Summary: "A discussion of heat waves, describing their characteristics, patterns of occurrence, and impacts. Features descriptions of significant heat waves from history"-- Provided by publisher.
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Reference Reference DLSU-D HS Learning Resource Center Reference Reference QC 981.8.A5 .H351 2018 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Not for loan 3SHS2019000875
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QC 955.2 .T632 2018 Tornadoes. QC 968.2 .T424 2018 Thunderstorms. QC 981.3 .F23 2007 Extreme weather QC 981.8.A5 .H351 2018 Heat waves. QC 981.8.C5 .B865 2011 Climate QC 981.8.C5 .K968 2009 Climate change : shifting glaciers, deserts, and climate belts QC 981.8.C5 .W874 2008 Climate change

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"-- Provided by publisher.

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