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Get your head in the clouds!
Imagine a swirling, twirling soup of wind and water, heated by the Sun and charged by carbon, ozone, and other elements. Earth's atmosphere is spectacular, and it's responsible for both the Instagram-worthy sunset outside your window and the globetrotting weather systems that shape cultures. Weather For Dummies will dazzle you as you journey over land and sea, learning the science behind storms and seasons, clouds, and climate change. Spark your imagination and spruce up your small talk with this fun, illustrated reference.
Inside...
Waves, tides, and storms New climate expectations Rainbows, sun dogs, and auroras Identifying the types of clouds Weather forecasting and radar Seasons and El Niño cycles The jet streams and tradewinds-explainedGet your head in the clouds!
Imagine a swirling, twirling soup of wind and water, heated by the Sun and charged by carbon, ozone, and other elements. Earth's atmosphere is spectacular, and it's responsible for both the Instagram-worthy sunset outside your window and the globetrotting weather systems that shape cultures. Weather For Dummies will dazzle you as you journey over land and sea, learning the science behind storms and seasons, clouds, and climate change. Spark your imagination and spruce up your small talk with this fun, illustrated reference.
Inside...
Waves, tides, and storms New climate expectations Rainbows, sun dogs, and auroras Identifying the types of clouds Weather forecasting and radar Seasons and El Niño cycles The jet streams and tradewinds-explainedJohn D. Cox is a professional science writer. He studied biological and physical sciences at Harvard and MIT as a fellow of the Knight Science Journalism Fellowship Program at MIT.
Introduction 1
Part 1: What's Going On Up There? 5
Chapter 1: What in the World Is Weather? 7
Chapter 2: Forecasts and Forecasting 13
Chapter 3: Behind the Air Wars 35
Chapter 4: Land, Sea, and Precipitation: Is This Any Way to Run a Planet? 59
Part 2: Braving the Elements 77
Chapter 5: Blowing in the Winds 79
Chapter 6: Getting Cirrus 101
Chapter 7: The Greatest Storms on Earth 123
Part 3: Some Seasonable Explanations 145
Chapter 8: The Ways of Winter 147
Chapter 9: Twists and Turns of Spring 177
Chapter 10: Extremely Summer 209
Chapter 11: Falling for Autumn 231
Part 4: The Long Run 239
Chapter 12: Climate Is What You Expect; Weather Is What You Get 241
Chapter 13: Weathering Our Changing Atmosphere 265
Chapter 14: Taking Care of the Air 277
Part 5: The Special Effects 293
Chapter 15: Up in the Sky! Look! 295
Chapter 16: Tools of the Trade 311
Chapter 17: Try This at Home 327
Part 6: The Part of Tens 337
Chapter 18: Ten (or So) Most Deadly World Weather Disasters 339
Chapter 19: Ten Weatherwise Critters 345
Chapter 20: Ten Grand Old Weather Proverbs 351
Appendix: Internet Resource Directory 357
Index 365
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Importe, Technik allg. |
| Rubrik: | Naturwissenschaften & Technik |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Inhalt: | 400 S. |
| ISBN-13: | 9781119811008 |
| ISBN-10: | 1119811007 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Herstellernummer: | 1W119811000 |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Cox, John D |
| Auflage: | 2nd edition |
| Hersteller: | Wiley |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Wiley-VCH GmbH, Boschstr. 12, D-69469 Weinheim, product-safety@wiley.com |
| Maße: | 234 x 190 x 25 mm |
| Von/Mit: | John D Cox |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 24.08.2021 |
| Gewicht: | 0,563 kg |
John D. Cox is a professional science writer. He studied biological and physical sciences at Harvard and MIT as a fellow of the Knight Science Journalism Fellowship Program at MIT.
Introduction 1
Part 1: What's Going On Up There? 5
Chapter 1: What in the World Is Weather? 7
Chapter 2: Forecasts and Forecasting 13
Chapter 3: Behind the Air Wars 35
Chapter 4: Land, Sea, and Precipitation: Is This Any Way to Run a Planet? 59
Part 2: Braving the Elements 77
Chapter 5: Blowing in the Winds 79
Chapter 6: Getting Cirrus 101
Chapter 7: The Greatest Storms on Earth 123
Part 3: Some Seasonable Explanations 145
Chapter 8: The Ways of Winter 147
Chapter 9: Twists and Turns of Spring 177
Chapter 10: Extremely Summer 209
Chapter 11: Falling for Autumn 231
Part 4: The Long Run 239
Chapter 12: Climate Is What You Expect; Weather Is What You Get 241
Chapter 13: Weathering Our Changing Atmosphere 265
Chapter 14: Taking Care of the Air 277
Part 5: The Special Effects 293
Chapter 15: Up in the Sky! Look! 295
Chapter 16: Tools of the Trade 311
Chapter 17: Try This at Home 327
Part 6: The Part of Tens 337
Chapter 18: Ten (or So) Most Deadly World Weather Disasters 339
Chapter 19: Ten Weatherwise Critters 345
Chapter 20: Ten Grand Old Weather Proverbs 351
Appendix: Internet Resource Directory 357
Index 365
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Importe, Technik allg. |
| Rubrik: | Naturwissenschaften & Technik |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Inhalt: | 400 S. |
| ISBN-13: | 9781119811008 |
| ISBN-10: | 1119811007 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Herstellernummer: | 1W119811000 |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Cox, John D |
| Auflage: | 2nd edition |
| Hersteller: | Wiley |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Wiley-VCH GmbH, Boschstr. 12, D-69469 Weinheim, product-safety@wiley.com |
| Maße: | 234 x 190 x 25 mm |
| Von/Mit: | John D Cox |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 24.08.2021 |
| Gewicht: | 0,563 kg |
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