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A Concise Guide to Weather

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Being able to predict the weather is not just a matter of convenience, in the long term our very future may depend on it. Understanding why seasonal conditions can vary so much from one year to the next can help us to see exactly how our way of life is affecting the delicate global systems around us. In the shorter term, er need to know how hurricanes arise and where tornadoes come from, for instance, so we can foresee when they might occur and minimize their potential to cause damage.

However, the weather is also an endless source of fascination and interest. Primitive people believed that thunderstorms, rainbows and other atmospheric phenomena were omens sent by sky deities - looking at the glory of a rainbow or experiencing the majestic power of a major thunderstorm, it is easy to see why, We may try to control the weather, to harness its extraordinary forces, yet we are still in thrall to Nature's amazing handiwork.

The comprehensive book covers all areas of the weather, from how clouds are formed to explanations of the more extreme weather conditions as well as some of the optical events associated with the weather. Modern methods of weather forecasting are explained, and predictions about future weather problems analysed. Understanding the weather, tracing its causes and effect, can only enhance our understanding of earth and nature, and help us to live in harmony with both.

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R 551.6 LLO w

Publisher

China : Paragon Books Ltd.., 2010

Collation

258 p.; ilus.; 20 cm

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

978-1-4054-8802-0

Classification

551.6

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Edition

Cet.1, 2010

Subject(s)

weather

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