Patricia Barnes-Svarney, Svarney Barnes, Thomas E. Svarney

Skies of Fury

Weather Wierdness Around the World

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Weather watchers can turn to this book to find out the scientific answers to why the world is experiencing weird weather patterns, such as El Nino and tornadoes. Illustrated with photos from NASA, the National Weather Center, and other scientific sources.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Touchstone
• Seitenzahl: 228
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. September 1999
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 328g
• ISBN-13: 9780684850009
• ISBN-10: 0684850001
• Artikelnr.: 21089646

Autorenporträt

Patricia Barnes-Svarney was editor and writer for the award-winning New York Public Library Science Desk Reference, and has written articles for Popular Science, Air & Space, Astronomy, Omni, and other magazines.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
Preface
Chapter 1 Familiar (and Unfamiliar) Weather Everywhere
Chapter 2 Tricks of Light and Shadow
Chapter 3 Weird Cloud Formations
Chapter 4 Rainstorms, Snowstorms, and Thunderstorms
Chapter 5 Weird Lightning Phenomena
Chapter 6 Falling Winds
Chapter 7 Spinning Winds and Tornadoes
Chapter 8 Mountains and the Weather Above the Clouds
Chapter 9 Dry Skies of the Desert
Chapter 10 Ocean Weather from the Deep
Chapter 11 Space Weather and Us
Epilogue
Index