The Pocket Book of Weather

ISBN: 9781408181553 出版年：2013 页码：145 Michael Bright Bloomsbury Publishing

Featuring 3,000 essential facts and figures, this entertaining and informative guide to the world's weather explains how the weather shapes our planet and affects all our lives. From sandstorms to monsoons, avalanches to solar storms, rainbows to tornadoes, this concise but comprehensive book explores the whats, whys, wheres, hows and whens.- How do clouds form?- What makes tWhy are no two snowflakes the sametornadoes?- Why are deserts so dry and rainforests so wetEl Niño effect?After marvelling at lightning, understanding thunder and finding there is no end of the rainbow, Mike Flynn investigates how weatheven more important in the future, boof climate change, and because of new ways of harnessing the awesome power of nature to generate energy. Uncovering the amazing truth behind our weather and exploring the intriguing mysteries of weather phenomena, The Pocket Book of Weather is a fascinating compendium of useful and entertaining information.