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Jack Goldstein
101 Amazing Facts about Natural Disasters [PDF ebook]

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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? All of this and more is revealed in this fantastic book containing over one hundred facts about the world’s most deadly natural disasters. Covering floods, cyclones, landslides, avalanches, tsunamis, fires, earthquakes, blizzards, heatwaves, volcanoes and lightning, this is a fascinating addition to any fact-lover’s collection.

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Format PDF ● Pages 54 ● ISBN 9781785382109 ● Publisher Andrews UK ● Published 2015 ● Downloadable 3 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 4496265 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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