Uxl Encyclopedia Of Weather And Natural Disasters

U X L Encyclopedia of Weather and Natural Disasters U X L Encyclopedia of Weather and Natural Disasters Anaxos, Inc., Editors U X L Encyclopedia of Weather and Natural Disasters Anaxos, Inc., editors Project Editor Melissa Hill Editorial Julie Carnagie, Paul Lewon, Lemma Shomali Indexing Services Factiva, a Dow Jones & Reuters Company Rights and Acquisitions Margaret Abendroth, Margaret Chamberlain-Gaston, Tracie Richardson Composition Evi Seoud, Mary Beth Trimper Manufacturing Wendy Blurton, Dorothy Maki Imaging and Multimedia Lezlie Light, Robyn V. Young Product Design Pamela A. Galbreath, Jennifer Wahi # 2008 The Gale Group. Thomson and Star Logo are trademarks and Gale and U X L are registered trademarks used herein under license. For more information, contact The Gale Group 27500 Drake Rd. Farmington Hills, MI 48331-3535 Or you can visit our Internet site at http://www.gale.com ALL RIGHTS RESERVED No part of this work covered by the copyright hereon may be reproduced or used in any form or by any means— graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping, Web distribution, or information storage retrieval systems— without the written permission of the publisher. For permission to use material from this product, submit your request via Web at http://www.gale-edit.com/permissions, or you may download our Permissions Request form and submit your request by fax or mail to: Permissions Department The Gale Group 27500 Drake Rd. Farmington Hills, MI 48331-3535 Permissions Hotline: 248-699-8006 or 800-877-4253, ext. 8006 Fax: 248-699-8074 or 800-762-4058 Cover photographs: Tornado, supercell thunderstorm, lightning over city, cirrus and cumulus clouds, all FMA Production. Erupting volcano, photograph by Krafft. National Audubon Society Collection/Photo Researchers, Inc. All reproduced by permission. While every effort has been made to ensure the reliability of the information presented in this publication, Gale does not guarantee the accuracy of the data contained herein. Gale accepts no payment for listing; and inclusion in the publication of any organization, agency, institution, publication, service, or individual does not imply endorsement of the editors or publisher. Errors brought to the attention of the publisher and verified to the satisfaction of the publisher will be corrected in future editions. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA UXL encyclopedia of weather and natural disasters / Anaxos, Inc., editors. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-4144-1879-7 (set : alk. paper) -- ISBN 978-1-4144-1880-3 (vol. 1 : alk. paper) -ISBN 978-1-4144-1881-0 (vol. 2 : alk. paper) -- ISBN 978-1-4144-1882-7 (vol. 3 : alk. paper) -ISBN 978-1-4144-1883-4 (vol. 4 : alk. paper) -- ISBN 978-1-4144-1884-1 (vol. 5 : alk. paper) -1. Meteorology--Encyclopedias, Juvenile. 2. Natural disasters--Encyclopedias, Juvenile. I. Anaxos, Inc. QC854.U95 2008 551.503--dc22 2007011300 ISBN-13: 978-1-4144-1879-7 (set) 978-1-4144-1880-3 (vol. 1) 978-1-4144-1881-0 (vol. 2) ISBN-10: 978-1-4144-1882-7 (vol. 3) 978-1-4144-1883-4 (vol. 4) 978-1-4144-1884-1 (vol. 5) 1-4144-1879-5 (set) 1-4144-1880-9 (vol. 1) 1-4144-1881-7 (vol. 2) This title is also available as an e-book. ISBN-13 978-1-4144-1885-8, ISBN-10 1-4144-1885-X Contact your Gale sales representative for ordering information. Printed in China 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1-4144-1882-5 (vol. 3) 1-4144-1883-3 (vol. 4) 1-4144-1884-1 (vol. 5) Ta b le o f C on t e n t s Reader’s Guide vii Timeline ix Words to Know xiv V O L U M E 1: W E A TH E R O V E R V I E W Weather: An Introduction 1 Climate 57 Clouds 107 Precipitation 137 ˜O V O L U M E 2: A V A L A N C H E T O E L N I N Avalanche 1