The ever-changing sky is one of nature's most fabulous spectacles. This superb collection of photographs together with specially commissioned models that slice through clouds fronts and even hurricanes explain how the weather works and how it is forecast.Starting with a brief look at the atmosphere the book shows how people have tried to understand the weather through the centuries. Learn about the causes and effects of all types of weather conditions and exactly what is happening in the sky and why. See how a cloud is born how air circulates how snow crystals form and what drives hurricanes - and what it all means for the weather of the future.If you want to learn how to read the skies with an expert eye to discover why tomorrow will be wet or dry or to find out what causes a rainbow Weather will give you the answers.
- ISBN10 0863185789
- ISBN13 9780863185786
- Publish Date 18 September 1997
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 27 February 2007
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Pearson Education Limited
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 64
- Language English