Pathfinders Extreme weather These research suggestions and websites might help you with your research on "Extreme weather" Subject headings, keywords Winds: tornadoes, hurricanes, typhoons, cyclones, desert storms Electrical storms: thunderstorms, lightning strikes Floods, tsunamis, droughts, El Nino, snowstorms Dewey Numbers 537  Electricity,  551.48  floods,  551.55  winds,  551.6  weather,  904 New Zealand and disasters     Reference: Britannica Encyclopedias, World Book Encyclopedias, Oxford Junior encyclopedias, Encarta Information file On-line databases and websites On the Homepage, select EPIC database search. After you have put in your own login, login to Epic: darfieldhs, password: 22darfieldhs.  Scroll down to Databases for yr 7-10 Students, then click "access database" when you reach Encyclopedia Britannica Online type in the name of the country you wish to research.  You have the option of primary or secondary level. These websites have information on weather and the environment http://www.askjeeves.com Use your keyword, and click on Related topics at the right hand of the page. http://library.christchurch.org.nz/Kids/NZDisasters/CycloneBola.asp   a very good site