Accompanied by first-hand accounts from survivors, helps readers prepare for and respond to emergencies and survive the worst-case scenarios during such extreme weather events as hurricanes, floods, wildfires, and tornadoes.
The lay-man's sermon upon the late storm
by Hamblyn, Richard, Defoe, Daniel
fromPenguin classics
"On the evening of 26 November 1703, a hurricane from the north Atlantic hammered into Britain: it remains the worst storm the nation has ever experienced. Eyewitnesses saw cows thrown into trees and windmills ablaze from the friction of their whirling sails-- and some 8,000 peo…
"On the evening of 26 November 1703, a hurricane from the north Atlantic hammered into Britain: it remains the worst storm the nation has ever experienced. Eyewitnesses saw cows thrown into trees and windmills ablaze from the friction of their whirling sails - and some 8,000 peo…
"On the evening of 26 November 1703, a hurricane from the north Atlantic hammered into Britain: it remains the worst storm the nation has ever experienced. Eyewitnesses saw cows thrown into trees and windmills ablaze from the friction of their whirling sails-- and some 8,000 peo…
Baby Polar loves cuddling up with Mama Polar -- until the snow starts to fall. Then he wants to play! He loves catching the tasty flakes on his tongue and zigzagging across the ice. When the winds begin to gust and the snow becomes a blizzard, though, Baby Polar knows it's time …
Even though his mother warns him of a coming storm, Baby Polar goes outside to play, but when the storm gets worse he realizes that he now faces danger.
Even though his mother warns him of a coming storm, Baby Polar goes outside to play, but when he cannot see his own paw he realizes that he now faces danger.
Even though his mother warns him of a coming storm, Baby Polar goes outside to play, but when he cannot see his own paw he realizes that he now faces danger.