"People around the globe have to deal with all kinds of freaky weather events, from the fury of blinding blizzards to the destruction of howling hurricanes. No place on Earth is safe from nature's wicked weather. Readers take a wild ride through some of Earth's strangest weather scenarios, such as record-setting hailstones, frogs dropping from the sky, and 'fire tornadoes'--vortexes of air that pick up flames from forest fires and shoot them hundreds of feet into the air! Vivid photographs capture the intensity of nature's wrath, and captivating fact boxes and detailed sidebars add even more high-interest content"--Provided by the publisher.

Includes glossary.

Freaky forecasts -- Horrible hail -- Strange lightning -- Tornado terror -- Crazy clouds -- It's raining what? -- St. Elmo's fire -- The year without a summer -- Record breakers.