What's a haboob? /
Shea, Therese,
What's a haboob? / by Therese M. Shea. - 24 pages : illustrations, maps, color ; 21 cm - Wildly weird weather . - Wildly weird weather. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Ha-what? -- Wow, a wall! -- Around the world -- In the United States -- Caught in the middle -- Safe in the storm -- Predicting them -- More haboobs? -- Traveling dust.
"A haboob is a violent dust storm or sandstorm. Haboobs usually occur in hot, dry locations, such as the Sahara Desert. How does a haboob form? What speeds and heights might an intense haboob reach? What are the dangers of a haboob and how can one protect themselves during it? Readers will learn the answer to these questions and more in this informative and interesting book. Eye-catching photographs bring the information to life. Fact boxes feature high-interest information to supplement the text material"--
9781538288078 1538288079 9781538288061 1538288060
2023000107
Sandstorms--Juvenile literature.
What's a haboob? / by Therese M. Shea. - 24 pages : illustrations, maps, color ; 21 cm - Wildly weird weather . - Wildly weird weather. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Ha-what? -- Wow, a wall! -- Around the world -- In the United States -- Caught in the middle -- Safe in the storm -- Predicting them -- More haboobs? -- Traveling dust.
"A haboob is a violent dust storm or sandstorm. Haboobs usually occur in hot, dry locations, such as the Sahara Desert. How does a haboob form? What speeds and heights might an intense haboob reach? What are the dangers of a haboob and how can one protect themselves during it? Readers will learn the answer to these questions and more in this informative and interesting book. Eye-catching photographs bring the information to life. Fact boxes feature high-interest information to supplement the text material"--
9781538288078 1538288079 9781538288061 1538288060
2023000107
Sandstorms--Juvenile literature.