Written in student-friendly language, each volume profiles one form of extreme weather. Technical terms are clearly defined to help readers fully understand all concepts.

Coverage includes:
-- Scientific explanations for the phenomena
-- Biographical information about people who have made relevant discoveries
-- Descriptions of the development and acceptance of new ideas
-- Accounts of actual dangerous weather situations
-- Appropriate advice about safety precautions.

Chapters include:
-- Ocean Currents and Sea-surface Temperature
-- Warming, Convection, and Low Pressure
-- Storm Clouds
-- How a Hurricane Begins
-- Vortices
-- What Happens Inside a Hurricane?
-- Where Hurricanes Occur
-- Hurricane and Storm Tracks
-- Hurricanes in the United States and the Caribbean
-- Hurricanes That Reach Europe
-- Asian Typhoons and Cyclones
-- Arctic and Antarctic Hurricanes
-- Hurricane Damage
-- Storm Surges
-- Historic Hurricanes
-- How Hurricane Damage Is Predicted
-- How Hurricanes Are Named and Tracked
-- Will Global Climate Change Bring More Hurricanes?
-- Protection and Safety.