An introduction to hurricanes, describing their causes and destructive force, how they are predicted and named, and how to protect people from these terrible storms.

Louie is a buoy in the Bay of St. Louis. It was important for Louie to stand firm in this spot, it marked the safe channel for all boat captains traveling through the Bay and up the rivers.

An introduction to tropical storms and hurricanes with information on how they begin, when and where they occur, the damage they can do, and some of the worst storms of this century.

When a hurricane causes the river near his Hawaiian home to flood, a boy named Calvin Coconut makes a daring rescue.

"When faced with nature's life and death circumstances, how would you respond? Survival stories recounts true stories of people overcoming adversity and surviving against the odds. Readers will learn which decisions survivors made that led to their rescues as well as tips and tricks on how to survive in similar situations."--Back cover.

"This title focuses on hurricanes and gives information related to the science, reach, cause, and danger of the wild weather."

Maria Sirena tells stories. She does it for money - she was a favorite in the cigar factory where she worked as a lettora - and for love, spinning gossamer tales out of her own past for the benefit of friends, neighbors, and family. But now, like a modern-day Scheherazade, she will be asked to tell one last story so that eight women can keep both hope and themselves alive. Cuba, 1963. Hurricane Flora, one of the deadliest hurricanes in recorded history,...

When a freak hurricane swamps Los Angeles, thousands of sharks terrorize the waterlogged populace, and nature's deadliest killer rules sea, land, and air.

"Camila is haunted by the death of her sister, Marisol, who was caught by a mudslide during the huracán. Unable to part with Marisol, Camila carries her through town, past the churchyard, and, eventually, to the supposed utopia of Memoria. Urayoán, the idealistic, yet troubled cult leader of Memoria, has a vision for this new society, one that in his eyes is peaceful and democratic. The paradise he preaches lures in the young, including Bayfish,...

Hurricane Ophelia is bearing down on New York City, and in a matter of hours six people, along with their families and friends, will be caught up in the horrific flooding it unleashes. Ellen Wharton flew in from London to see her architect mother, but Grace Madison refuses to leave her apartment in the evacuation zone. British investment banker Charles Williams is looking for his daughters and ex-wife in SoHo. ER doctor Juliette Dubois fights to...