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Weather For Dummies
von John D. CoxWhat's going on up there when the rain falls, when the windblows, when the clouds roll in and the lightning flashes? How dohurricanes arise and where to tornadoes come from? Why do seasonalconditions sometimes vary so much from one year to the next? Ourways of life, our very existences depend on knowing the answers toquestions like these. Economies have been wiped out, civilizationshave risen and fallen, entire species have come into being or goneextinct because of a temperature shift of just a few degrees, or abrief shortage or glut of rainfall. With so much riding on theweather, it makes you wonder how you've lived this longwithout knowing more about it.
Don't worry it's never too late to find out aboutwhat makes the weather tick.
And there's never been an easier or more enjoyable way tolearn than Weather For Dummies. In know time, you'llknow enough of weather basics to be able to:
* Identify cloud types
* Make sense of seasonal differences in the weather
* Understand what causes hurricanes, tornadoes, and other extremeevents
* Make your own weather forecasts
* Avoid danger during severe weather
* Understand the global warming debate
* Get a handle on smog, the greenhouse effect, El Niño, andmore
Award-winning science writer John D. Cox brings the science ofmeteorology down to earth and, with the help of dozens of cool mapsand charts and stunning photographs of weather conditions, hecovers a wide range of fascinating subjects, including:
* What is weather and how it fits into the entire globalecosystem
* What goes into making a professional daily weatherforecast
* The basic elements of weather, including air pressure, clouds, and humidity
* Storms, hurricanes, tornadoes, monsoons, and other extremeforms of weather
* Seasonal weather effects and why they vary
* Lightening, rainbows, sundogs, haloes, and other specialeffects
Featuring clear explanations, stunning illustrations, and fun, easy experiments and activities you can do at home , Weather ForDummies is your guide to making sense of the bafflingturmoil of the ever-changing skies above.
Don't worry it's never too late to find out aboutwhat makes the weather tick.
And there's never been an easier or more enjoyable way tolearn than Weather For Dummies. In know time, you'llknow enough of weather basics to be able to:
* Identify cloud types
* Make sense of seasonal differences in the weather
* Understand what causes hurricanes, tornadoes, and other extremeevents
* Make your own weather forecasts
* Avoid danger during severe weather
* Understand the global warming debate
* Get a handle on smog, the greenhouse effect, El Niño, andmore
Award-winning science writer John D. Cox brings the science ofmeteorology down to earth and, with the help of dozens of cool mapsand charts and stunning photographs of weather conditions, hecovers a wide range of fascinating subjects, including:
* What is weather and how it fits into the entire globalecosystem
* What goes into making a professional daily weatherforecast
* The basic elements of weather, including air pressure, clouds, and humidity
* Storms, hurricanes, tornadoes, monsoons, and other extremeforms of weather
* Seasonal weather effects and why they vary
* Lightening, rainbows, sundogs, haloes, and other specialeffects
Featuring clear explanations, stunning illustrations, and fun, easy experiments and activities you can do at home , Weather ForDummies is your guide to making sense of the bafflingturmoil of the ever-changing skies above.
