Weather explained : a beginner's guide to the elements

Author

Derek M Elsom

Call Number

• J 551.5 ELSO (CEN)

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Edition

1st ed.

Publication Information

New York : Henry Holt, 1997.

Physical Description

69 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 24 cm.

Summary

Provides an in-depth look at the way weather works, an exploration of the power of storms and extreme weather, and an investigation into how we make forecasts.

Notes

Includes index.

Contents

• Weather workings
• What is weather?
• How clouds form
• Raindrops and frozen jewels
• Why do winds blow?
• Wind patterns
• Weather fronts
• The earth's climate
• Weather extremes
• Thunderstorms
• Living with lightning
• Downbursts and ice falls
• Terrifying twisters
• Tornado tales
• Hurricanes, cyclones, and typhoons
• In the eye of the storm
• Monsoon
• Flash floods
• Deep freezes
• When the rains fail
• Weatherwise
• Collecting information
• Making weather forecasts
• Using weather forecasts
• Skywatching
• Cloudscapes
• The world's changing climate
• Climate clues
• Ice ages
• Darkness and flickering light
• El Niño
• Polluting the atmosphere
• The greenhouse effect.