Threatening Skies: History's Most Dangerous Weather

by Suzanne Garbe

Overview

Swirling tornadoes, blinding blizzards, and driving rain. Killer storms have wreaked havoc throughout history, especially before reliable prediction tools were available. Follow the deadly paths of history's most dangerous weather events.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781476501284
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	07/01/2013
Series:	Dangerous History
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.31(d)
Lexile:	840L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 14 Years

About the Author

Suzanne Garbe has been writing for fun ever since elementary school, when she wrote a series of mystery stories starring her two best friends. Now, as an adult, she's the author of several children's books as well as published essays about her life experiences. She is currently writing a memoir about her experiences living and teaching in Burkina Faso, West Africa, where she spent two years as a Peace Corps volunteer. In addition to writing, Kara loves traveling, camping, teaching, and eating international food. She grew up in Virginia, but now lives in Minnesota with her husband, two stepsons, and a lot of houseplants.

Table of Contents

When Weather Turns Deadly 4

Killer Fog 6

Deadliest Lightning Strike 8

Yangtze River Flood of 1931 10

The Hailstorm that Turned a War 12

The Snowstorm that Stopped New York City 14

The Great Hurricane of 1780 18

The World's Deadliest Tornado 20

The Dust Bowl 22

Hurricane Katrina 24

The Deadliest Cyclone 26

Timeline 28

Glossary 30

Read More 31

Internet Sites 31

Index 32