The Pocket Book of Weather: Entertaining and Remarkable Facts About Our Weather
Year: 2013 Language: english Author: Michael Bright Genre: Handbook Publisher: Adlard Coles Nautical ISBN: 978-1-4081-9262-7 Format: PDF Quality: eBook Pages count: 145 Description: Featuring three thousand essential facts and figures, illustrated with more than fifty color photographs and diagrams, this entertaining and informative guide explains how the weather shapes our planet and affects all our lives. From the weather you face each day to the glory of rainbows and lightning and the drama of tornadoes, solar storms, and monsoons, Michael Bright explores: - How clouds develop - What makes the wind blow - Why no two snowflakes are the same - What causes tornadoes - Why deserts are so dry and rainforests so wet - What the El Niño effect is - How rainbows form - How to read a weather map and much more. After marvelling at lightning, explaining thunder, and finding there is no end of the rainbow, Bright investigates how weather will become even more important in the future, both as a result of climate change, and because of new ways of harnessing the awesome power of nature to generate energy. The Pocket Book of Weather is a fascinating compendium of useful and entertaining information, to be enjoyed at home or while hiking, biking, or otherwise outdoors.
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The Pocket Book of Weather: Entertaining and Remarkable Facts About Our Weather
Language: english
Author: Michael Bright
Genre: Handbook
Publisher: Adlard Coles Nautical
ISBN: 978-1-4081-9262-7
Format: PDF
Quality: eBook
Pages count: 145
Description: Featuring three thousand essential facts and figures, illustrated with more than fifty color photographs and diagrams, this entertaining and informative guide explains how the weather shapes our planet and affects all our lives. From the weather you face each day to the glory of rainbows and lightning and the drama of tornadoes, solar storms, and monsoons, Michael Bright explores:
- How clouds develop
- What makes the wind blow
- Why no two snowflakes are the same
- What causes tornadoes
- Why deserts are so dry and rainforests so wet
- What the El Niño effect is
- How rainbows form
- How to read a weather map and much more.
After marvelling at lightning, explaining thunder, and finding there is no end of the rainbow, Bright investigates how weather will become even more important in the future, both as a result of climate change, and because of new ways of harnessing the awesome power of nature to generate energy. The Pocket Book of Weather is a fascinating compendium of useful and entertaining information, to be enjoyed at home or while hiking, biking, or otherwise outdoors.
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