Weather For Dummies - John D. Cox

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Résumé :
Find out what's really going on when it seems like the sky is falling with Weather For Dummies What exactly is happening when the wind blows, the clouds roll in, lightning flashes, and rain pours down? How do hurricanes whip into a frenzy, and where do tornadoes come from? Why do seasonal conditions sometimes vary so much from one year to the next? The inner workings of the weather can be a mystery, but Dummies can help. Packed with dozens of maps, charts, and stunning photographs of weather conditions, Weather For Dummies brings the science of meteorology down to earth, covering everything from weather basics to cloud types, seasonal differences, extreme weather events, climate change, and beyond. You'll learn how to: * Predict the weather and prepare a forecast * Use common weather terminology like a pro * Identify different types of clouds * Spot weather conditions that can lead to storms, hurricanes, tornadoes, and monsoons * Observe fun weather phenomena like lightning, rainbows, sundogs, and haloes * Talk about what impact weather has on the global ecosystem * Get a handle on smog, the greenhouse effect, global warming, and other climate issues Featuring clear explanations and fun and easy activities you can do at home, you'll be ready - rain or shine - for the ever-changing skies above with Weather For Dummies.

Biographie:
John D. Cox is a professional science writer. He studied biological and physical sciences at Harvard and MIT, and served as a fellow of the Knight Science Journalism Fellowship Program at MIT.

Sommaire:
Introduction 1 Part 1: What in the World is Weather? 7 Chapter 1: Forecasts and Forecasting 9 Chapter 2: Behind the Air Wars 37 Chapter 3: Land, Sea, and Precipitation: is This Any Way to Run a Planet? 61 Part 2: Braving the Elements 79 Chapter 4: Blowing in the Winds 81 Chapter 5: Getting Cirrus 103 Chapter 6: Climate is What You Expect; Weather is What You Get 125 Chapter 7: The Greatest Storms On Earth 147 Part 3: Some Seasonable Explanations 169 Chapter 8: The Ways of Winter 171 Chapter 9: Twists and Turns of Spring 201 Chapter 10: Extremely Summer 233 Chapter 11: Falling for Autumn 255 Part 4: The Special Effects 263 Chapter 12: Taking Care of the Air 265 Chapter 13: Up in the Sky! Look! 285 Chapter 14: Try This at Home 301 Part 5: The Part of Tens 315 Chapter 15: Ten (or So) Biggest U.S Weather Disasters of the 20th Century 317 Chapter 16: Ten (or So) Worst World Weather Disasters of the 20th Century 325 Chapter 17: Ten Crafty Critters 331 Chapter 18: Ten Grand Old Weather Proverbs 337 Appendix: Internet Resource Directory 343 Index 351