Skies of Fury
Autor Patricia Barnes-Svarney, Thomas E. Svarney, Svarney Barnesen Limba Engleză Paperback – 2 sep 1999
Sweltering heat waves. Bone-chilling blizzards. Ferocious winds. Mighty peculiar weather we've been having, isn't it? Well, scientists predict that climate trends are only going to get stranger in the future. And in "Skies of Fury, " top science writers Patricia Barnes-Svarney and Thomas E. Svarney take you around the world, bringing you face-to-face with the eye of the storm, explaining the full range of weird weather affecting us. Discover the reasons behind:
"* downdrafts, heat bursts, derechoes, and tornadoes
* monsoons, tropical storms, hurricanes, and rogue waves
* sandstorms, dust devils, wildfires, and polar ice deserts
* light pillars, diamond dust, and sun dogs
* mirages, UFOs, and green flashes
* torrential rainfall, ball lightning, and super showstorms
* flash flooding, hall, sea smoke, and smog"
And much, much more
Fully illustrated with photographs from key weather trackers, and packed with unusual factoids and records, "Skies of Fury" reveals the extremes to which Mother Nature can go in both her unparalleled beauty and her wanton destructiveness.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780684850009
ISBN-10: 0684850001
Pagini: 224
Ilustrații: 1
Dimensiuni: 139 x 214 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.31 kg
Ediția:Original
Editura: Touchstone Books
Locul publicării:United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 0684850001
Pagini: 224
Ilustrații: 1
Dimensiuni: 139 x 214 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.31 kg
Ediția:Original
Editura: Touchstone Books
Locul publicării:United Kingdom
Descriere
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.
Notă biografică
Cuprins
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