Christopher Dewdney

18 Miles

The Epic Drama of the Atmosphere and its Weather

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A fact-filled journey through the atmosphere and the processes at work in it that shape and determine the weather. Approaches scientific processes poetically to make them more engaging, and considers historical events such as Hurricane Katrina.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Juli 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 143mm x 223mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 396g
• ISBN-13: 9781472969897
• ISBN-10: 1472969898
• Artikelnr.: 57065450

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. Stormy with a Chance of Life: The Improbable Birth of Our Atmosphere
2. The Wild Blue Yonder: The Layers of the Atmosphere
3. Cloud Nine: Inside the Misty Giants above Our Heads
4. The Poem of Earth: Rain
5. The Secret Life of Storms
6. Katrina: The Life Story of a Hurricane
7. Palace of the Winds
8. Which Way the Wind Blows: The Story of Weather Forecasting
9. Apollo’s Chariot: The Seasons
10. A Cold Place: Winter and the Ice Ages
11. Climate Change Past and Present
12. Weather That Changed History
Postscriot: Fire, Water, Earth, Air
Appendix: Measurement Conversions
Selected Bibliography
Acknowledgments
Index