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Tornadoes
About 1,000 tornadoes touch down in the United States every year. Severe weather scientists are studying these types of deadly storms to discover how more lives can be saved. This book explains how tornadoes develop, describes the technology that help predict and track the storms, follows daring storm chasers and provides safety tips for surviving a terrible twister.
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The Science Behind Natural Disasters series provides good Earth science content for readers in grades 3 through 12. It provides the context for current events, which makes textbook lessons more relevant and can encourage students to develop better informational-reading skills.
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5-9 GRL
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