Lightning Strikes |
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| Author:
| Renner, Jeff |
| ISBN: | 978-1-336-15343-1 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2002 |
| Publisher: | Mountaineers Books, The
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $12.95 |
Book Description:
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* Practical safety strategies for everyone who recreates or works outdoors * A quick, highly-informative read with interesting anecdotes, myths, and lore about lightning * Written by award-winning author and meteorologist Jeff Renner Discover the risks of thunder, thunderstorm winds, lightning, and flashfloods. Lightning Strikes reviews how thunderstorms form, explains the different types of storms, and provides a guide for staying safe using the four A's (Anticipate, Assess, Act, and...
More Description* Practical safety strategies for everyone who recreates or works outdoors * A quick, highly-informative read with interesting anecdotes, myths, and lore about lightning * Written by award-winning author and meteorologist Jeff Renner Discover the risks of thunder, thunderstorm winds, lightning, and flashfloods. Lightning Strikes reviews how thunderstorms form, explains the different types of storms, and provides a guide for staying safe using the four A's (Anticipate, Assess, Act, and Aid). Interwoven throughout the text are thought-provoking questions to help readers assess dangerous situations and form strategies to make sound decisions. Lightning Strikes livens its safety advice with often-humorous lore dating back to ancient Greece. This useful how-to book will appeal to anyone who spends time outdoors -- hikers, climbers, golfers, construction workers -- and has felt threatened by lightning.