Describes twelve examples of extreme weather conditions, from thunderstorms and tsunamis to wildfires and cold waves, and explains what causes them, how common they are, and why they cause so much damage.

Weather can become extreme -- A thunderstorm is an electrical storm -- Tornado winds can reach 300 miles per hour -- Hurricanes are powerful tropical storms -- Tsunamis are as fast as jet airplanes -- Heat waves can bake fruit on trees -- Droughts are slow killers -- Dust storms can move across oceans -- Wildfires burn large areas quickly -- Blizzards white out the landscape -- Ice storms take out power lines -- Cold waves can freeze water supplies.