101 Amazing Facts About Natural Disasters, livre ebook

Title Page 101 AMAZING FACTS ABOUT NATURAL DISASTERS Jack Goldstein & Frankie Taylor Publisher Information Published in 2015 by Andrews UK Limited www.andrewsuk.com The rights of Jack Goldstein and Frankie Taylor to be identified as the authors of this work have been asserted in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1998 Copyright © 2015 Jack Goldstein & Frankie Taylor All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of the publisher, nor be otherwise circulated in any form of binding or cover other than that in which it is published and without a similar condition being imposed on the subsequent purchaser. Any person who does so may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. All facts contained within this book have been researched from reputable sources. If any information is found to be false, please contact the publishers, who will be happy to make corrections for future editions. Photograph of 2011 Mount Etna eruption courtesy of gnuckx Photograph of Krakatoa in 2008 courtesy of flydime Introduction What exactly is an avalanche? Why do tropical cyclones spin in different directions? What is the deadliest heat wave ever to have been recorded? And what are the three different types of lightning?