An illustrated guide to the atmospheric causes and major phenomena of weather including instruments used to forecast and plot it.
"Amateur weather forecasters (which includes just about everyone) will find this volume an informative and entertaining account of the why and how of the weather." — The Nation In simple language, Eric Sloane explains the whys and ...
"Join in the rainy-day fun as kids splash through the puddles, affecting another weather enthusiast, a nearby worm. The worm delights in the weather just as much as the kids"--
"Examines what is known about weather--storms, predictions, climate, and other characteristics--and how different the facts are from what scientists, from ancient Sumerians to the recent past, believed to be true"--
'Pull up the quilt, turn out the light, dear child, it's time to say goodnight'. With gently rolling, rhyming text and comforting art, this is a lovely bedtime book.
Discover how these and other meteorological events happen in this handy guide. Weather For Dummies explains the phenomenal forces behind jet streams, clouds, storms, El Niño, and everything else we refer to as "weather.
Takes the reader on a voyage of discovery as the author traces a single mass of air traveling from the Canadian Rockies to the northeastern United States.
ONE OF THE 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR - THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW A Best Book of the Year: The New Yorker, The Boston Globe, Minneapolis Star Tribune, Vogue.com, Electric Literature, Buzzfeed In the beginning, it was easy to imagine ...
Welcome to the wonderful world of weather!
Thursday, March 3rd The promise of record-breaking rainfall in Southern California, courtesy of El Niño, had been keeping Oscar awake at night. During the day he'd search on the internet for any news quoting celebrity forecasters from ...