Weather
An Explore Your World Handbook
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-1-84201-002-0 (ISBN)
Description
A practical guide to the weather describing and explaining its fundamental components: the relationship of earth, sun and atmosphere; temperature; moisture; changes in pressure; and phenomena such as fronts and storms. The book also explains climatic zones and the nature of climate change.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Orion Publishing Co
Illustrations
300 colour b&w illustrations, glossary
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 127 mm
Weight
300 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84201-002-0 (9781842010020)
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Content
How the weather works: Earth in space; the Sun; Earth's motions; the atmosphere; weather - or not; weather builders - the wind; clouds; dew, frost and fog; rain; hail; snow fronts and storms - thunderstorms; floods; tornadoes, water spouts and dust devils; hurricanes, typhoons and tropical cyclones; winter storms. World weather: climate - El Nino; climate zones; climate change - the thinning sky; climate records; climate humankind. The wonder of weather: the science of weather - observing and analyzing the weather; reading the vibes; forecasting the weather; a viewer's guide to the TV weathercast; a weather watcher's primer field guide to the sky; weather watcher's resource guide - weather contacts; human comfort; winds; top US hurricanes; forecasting; world weather extremes; weather symbols; meteorological milestones.