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More Tornado ResourcesA few pages on a website (Tornadoes) may be enough for a general view of what tornadoes are, how they form, and what they're capable of. But it is impossible to do justice to the power and fury of a tornado in such a limited amount of space. The material listed and described below is factual resource materialfor anyone interested in tornadoes. There are also many movies andbooks which are worth considering, although they may be prone tojust a little exaggeration. DVDs And Videos Before buying any video or DVD, please make sure that it is ina suitable format for your country, and has been released there.All titles referred to here are available in the USA and Canada.Check the availability of any titles you are interested in at outlets in your own part of the world. There is a good range of DVDs and videos covering many aspects oftornadoes, from general information to specific storms. Tornadoesalso form part of the material in more general weather and extremeweather sets. Material from A&E and the History Channel is the most varied,and this applies to most weather topics. Older material mayonly be available on video, while later productions are onDVD or both. It is unlikely that you will find this materialelsewhere. Among the DVDs and Videos are
Unless stated otherwise, the above titles are only available onDVD Discovery Channel Store A couple of DVDs can be found here. An interesting one is Planet Storm DVD Amazon You can find quite a number of Tornado DVDs and Videos at Amazon However DVDs and Videos are not really Amazon's strong point, andfor the more common titles, including those from Nova, Imax and National Geographic it will often be worth checking at DVD Empire - see the list below. Amazon is often very handy for VHS versions of titles which othersonly carry as DVDs, generally at a considerable cost saving. DVD Empire DVD Empire also has a good range of tornado DVDs.The ones listed here are at the best price I've seen, butthings change rapidly in the DVD scene. They carry a goodrange of National Geographic products.
When it comes to books it's hard to beat Amazon. There's
heaps of books and articles on tornadoes, for all ages, but I think I've picked the best of them and included them in my list
of The Top Ten Tornado Books
Prints, Photos and Posters Weather is a great subject for artists and photographers, and tornadoes have attracted their share. Most of the material from the two outlets below can be obtained in a range of sizes, at varying prices. Keep a look out for specials and discounts as well. The posters chosen here are described as actual photographs, many taken during tornado chases.
Art.com
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, including several I have not seen elsewhere. Things change quickly there and it is always worth a look.
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