Everything you ever wanted to know about Australia's extraordinarily diverse weather, from cyclones in the sweltering tropics to the snow of the alpine regions. A must for every Australian home.
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978-1-74175-734-7 (9781741757347)
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Richard Whitaker is one of Australia's leading meteorologists. A former senior forecaster for the Sydney region at the Bureau of Meteorology and senior meteorologist for The Weather Channel, he now runs a meteorological consultancy business. He is author of Australia's Natural Disasters, Understanding Climate Change and other books.
Introduction..1 What Drives Weather?..2 The Big Picture..3 Smaller-scale Weather Patterns..4 Cloud Formation and Optical Effects..5 Measuring the Weather..6 Forecasting the Weather..7 Australian Weather Disasters..8 Our Climate, Then and Now..9 Climate Change..10 Green Energy..Glossary..Index
