Storms

56 Pages·1963·2.923 MB·English

by  Irving Adler, Ruth Adler

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The “Reason Why” Series
STORMS
Irving and Ruth Adler
The John Day Company New York
The “Reason Why” Series
by Irving and Ruth Adler
AIR
INSECTS AND PLANTS
NUMBERS OLD AND NEW
OCEANS
RIVERS
SHADOWS
STORMS
THE EARTH?S CRUST
THE STORY OF A NAIL
THINGS THAT SPIN
why? A Book of Reasons
why and how? A Second Book of Reasons
YOUR EARS
YOUR EYES
© 1963 by Irving and Ruth Adler
All rights reserved. This book, or parts thereof, must not be repro¬
duced in any form without permission. Published by the John
Day Company, 62 West 45th Street, New York 36, N.Y., and simul¬
taneously in Canada by Longmans Canada Limited, Toronto.
Library of Congress Catalogue Card Number: 63-14504
MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
0080-0100
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Contents
Air on the Move 6
Wet Air 8
Where Cold Air and Warm Air Battle 10
Thunderstorms 12
Hailstorms: Ice from the Sky 16
Warm Front Weather: Rain, Rain, Rain 18
Cold Front Weather: Squalls and Thunderstorms 19
Blizzards 20
Ice Storms 22
Cyclones and Cyclone Storms 24
Hurricanes 26
Typhoons and Their Sisters 30
Tornadoes 32
Waterspouts 34
Floods 36
Black Blizzards 38
Dust Devils 41
Many Kinds of Winds 42
Fire Storms 44
Trying to Stop Storms by Magic 46
Word List 47
RAINSTORMS BRING FLASH FLOODS, KILLING 330
STORM CAUSES GREAT DAMAGE. GALE WINDS
TOPPLE TREES, CUT OFF POWER.
These are headlines of newspaper stor¬
ies. The stories tell about two September
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storms in 1962. The storms happened two
days apart at places 3000 miles apart. The
first storm happened in Spain. The second
storm happened in the northeastern part
of the United States.
Storms may happen any day of the year.
But there are some storms that happen
most often during certain seasons.
Storms may happen anywhere on the
earth. But there are some storms that hap¬
pen only in certain places. There are some
storms that happen only in deserts and
other dry places. There are some storms
Storms may bring thunder and light¬
ning.
Storms may have strong winds.
Storms may bring rain, snow, hail, sand,
dust, ice or sleet. Storms may even bring
fire.
Storms are very fierce. Many storms
cause a lot of damage. But storms can also
play funny pranks.
Storms are known by many names.
They have different names in different
places and seasons.
Storms are part of the earth’s weather.
All weather happens in the shell of air that
surrounds the earth. This shell is about
800 miles thick. But weather happens only
in the very bottom layer of this shell. This
bottom layer is only 10 miles thick. Above
this bottom layer, the sky is always blue
and there are no clouds. Above this bot-
Iaye 'never any:s torms.
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The same amount of sunlight is spread out over more surface
near the poles...
Air on the Move
Weather is made when air moves. The heat of the sun
makes air move. The heat of the sun warms up the surface
of the earth. It warms up the land and the oceans. It
warms up some parts of the earth more than other parts
of the earth. The heat of the sun warms up parts near
the equator more than it warms up parts near the North
and South Pole.
The warm surface of the ground warms the air above
it, the way a stove warms the air above it. When air gets
warmer, it gets lighter.
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