Extreme Weather for Kids is a tour of the worldâ s wildest weather and natural disastersâ what they are, what makes them, how to prepare, and how humans are affecting them.
Extreme Weather for Kids is a tour of the worldâ s wildest weather and natural disastersâ what they are, what makes them, how to prepare, and how humans are affecting them.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Matthew Cappucci is an American meteorologist based in Washington, DC. He graduated from Harvard in 2019 with a degree in atmospheric sciences, and works on all platforms creating and delivering forecasts for an audience locally and internationally. He can be found on TV at FOX5 in Washington, DC, writes daily articles for The Washington Post, provides the forecast on WAMU radio, the capital’s NPR affiliate, and produces daily video forecasts in the MyRadar app. He also works as an educational consultant. Outside of work, Matthew is an avid storm chaser and photographer, and drives a custom armored truck into severe thunderstorms in search of tornadoes. (He has lost three windshields in hail the size of baseballs or larger). Matthew can frequently be found hopping on airplanes to travel the world in search of extreme weather, and is excited to share his adventures in Extreme Weather for Kids! Stephanie Hathaway is a Kansas City–area artist who specializes in creating educational content inspired by our natural world. She believes in using beautiful, dynamic illustrations to make learning about science and nature exciting and accessible to children of all ages. She is guided by the notion that many of life’s valuable lessons can be learned from nature. It is her hope that her work will inspire families to explore and learn from the natural world right outside their own door. You can see more of Stephanie’s educational nature-based studies and original artwork at stephaniehathawaydesigns.com.
Inhaltsangabe
Preface Introduction
Chapter 1: Predicting the Weather What makes the weather? What are seasons? Making observations Making predictions What do we know and when? Activity: Make your own weather map
Chapter 2: Storm systems What is the Coriolis Force? Why weather systems rotate Low pressure systems High pressure systems The General Circulation Storm Systems What’s the jet stream? Activity
Chapter 3: Thunderstorms and Tornadoes What makes severe weather? Ordinary thunderstorms Squall lines Supercells: The King of Thunderstorms Hail Tornadoes Activity: Make your own tornado
Chapter 4: Precipitation and drought What is humidity? How much air can the water hold? Floods Monsoons Atmospheric rivers Drought Activity: Make a cloud in a bottle
Chapter 5: Hurricanes and Tropical Cyclones What makes a hurricane? Where do hurricanes form? Storms around the world Hurricane Hazards Anatomy of a hurricane Hurricane evacuations Activity: make a hurricane kit
Chapter 6: Winter storms and blizzards What makes snow? Different precipitation types Different types of snowstorms Nor’easters “Classic” snowstorms Mountain snowstorms Lake-effect snows Ocean-effect snows Squalls Activity: Finding the water content of snow
Chapter 7: Rainbows, fogbows and sights in the sky What color is sunlight? What makes a rainbow? Double rainbows Supernumerary and reflected light bows Fogbows, moon bows, pollen bows, etc Haloes Light pillars Activity: Make a rainbow
Chapter 8: Sights and Storms in Space What is a solar storm? When do they occur? How does “space weather” affect earth? Where can I see the northern (southern) lights? How do scientists predict space weather? Eclipses Activity: Make a pinhole projector
Chapter 9: Climate change Weather versus climate How climate change works Different “stable states” of Earth How the climate changes naturally (Milankovich cycles) How climate change affects the weather Activity: NASA Citizen Science projects
Chapter 10: Other natural disasters Earthquakes Tsunamis Volcanic eruptions Landslides Wildfires Activity: Make an Oreo earthquake
Chapter 1: Predicting the Weather What makes the weather? What are seasons? Making observations Making predictions What do we know and when? Activity: Make your own weather map
Chapter 2: Storm systems What is the Coriolis Force? Why weather systems rotate Low pressure systems High pressure systems The General Circulation Storm Systems What’s the jet stream? Activity
Chapter 3: Thunderstorms and Tornadoes What makes severe weather? Ordinary thunderstorms Squall lines Supercells: The King of Thunderstorms Hail Tornadoes Activity: Make your own tornado
Chapter 4: Precipitation and drought What is humidity? How much air can the water hold? Floods Monsoons Atmospheric rivers Drought Activity: Make a cloud in a bottle
Chapter 5: Hurricanes and Tropical Cyclones What makes a hurricane? Where do hurricanes form? Storms around the world Hurricane Hazards Anatomy of a hurricane Hurricane evacuations Activity: make a hurricane kit
Chapter 6: Winter storms and blizzards What makes snow? Different precipitation types Different types of snowstorms Nor’easters “Classic” snowstorms Mountain snowstorms Lake-effect snows Ocean-effect snows Squalls Activity: Finding the water content of snow
Chapter 7: Rainbows, fogbows and sights in the sky What color is sunlight? What makes a rainbow? Double rainbows Supernumerary and reflected light bows Fogbows, moon bows, pollen bows, etc Haloes Light pillars Activity: Make a rainbow
Chapter 8: Sights and Storms in Space What is a solar storm? When do they occur? How does “space weather” affect earth? Where can I see the northern (southern) lights? How do scientists predict space weather? Eclipses Activity: Make a pinhole projector
Chapter 9: Climate change Weather versus climate How climate change works Different “stable states” of Earth How the climate changes naturally (Milankovich cycles) How climate change affects the weather Activity: NASA Citizen Science projects
Chapter 10: Other natural disasters Earthquakes Tsunamis Volcanic eruptions Landslides Wildfires Activity: Make an Oreo earthquake
Glossary Acknowledgments About the Author Index
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