| National Geographic Extreme Weather Survival Guide: Understand, Prepare, Survive, Recover Contributor(s): Kostigen, Thomas M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 142621376X ISBN-13: 9781426213762 Publisher: National Geographic Society OUR PRICE: $28.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Natural Disasters - Nature | Weather |
| Dewey: 613.69 |
| LCCN: 2014005362 |
| Physical Information: 0.83" H x 5.26" W x 8.24" (1.25 lbs) 382 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Hurricanes, floods, wildfires, tornadoes-weather is becoming extreme, and this book tells you how to plan ahead and prepare, respond to emergencies, and survive the worst-case scenarios. From the risks of building on changing coastlines to the safety kit you should have packed up at home, from the telltale signs of a hurricane on the horizon to how to power up when the grid goes down-this will be the one book to carry with you through all kinds of bad weather. Divided into four sections (Hot, Cold, Wet, Dry) each chapter includes a level-headed discussion of current weather extremes, facts and details on conditions, and theories for why these changes are occurring; dos and don'ts for inside and outside; and gives at-a-glance guidance for how to prepare for, survive, and recover from every extreme. Sidebar features include: gears and gadgets; protecting your pet; and firsthand accounts from survivors and the experts who help them. Spectacular photographs of wicked weather plus useful checklists and how-to illustrations make page after page both useful and entertaining, even when you're contemplating the unthinkable. |