ISBN |
9781782403104 (hardback) |
1782403108 (hardback) |
Classification |
551.5 THI |
Title |
30-second meteorology : the 50 most significant events and phenomena, each explained in half a minute / editor, Adam A. Scaife ; foreword, Julia Slingo DBE FRS ; contributors, Edward Carroll, Leon Clifford, Chris K. Folland, Joanna D. Haigh, Brian Hoskins, Jeff Knight, Adam A. Scaife, Geoffrey K. Vallis ; illustrations, Nicky Ackland-Snow. |
Variant Title |
Thirty-second meteorology |
Publication Details |
Lewes, East Sussex : Ivy Press, 2016. |
Production & Copyright Details |
Lewes, East Sussex, UK Ivy Press, 2016. |
©2016 |
Physical Description |
160 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 24 cm. |
Content type |
text |
still image |
cartographic image |
Series |
30-second |
Note |
Formerly CIP. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents Note |
Elements -- Global atmosphere -- Sun -- Weather watching & forecasting -- Can we change the weather? -- Weather cycles -- Extreme weather. |
Summary Note |
If you only have 30 seconds, there is time using this book to make sense of the science behind the seeming vagaries of the weather, the controversies, predictions and forecasts for climate change that shape our day-to-day experiences of the great outdoors. Ever since Aristotle first tried to explain the forces that seem to fall from the heavens, meteorology has opened up the study of weather, and caused disputes over the reasons why seasons change, where precipitation falls, why winds blow and when the sun shines. From halcyon days to hurricanes, super cells to silver linings, global warming to giant hailstones, here is the ultimate guide to a near universal preoccupation: whats the weather like? |
Subject - Topical Term |
Meteorology -- History |
Meteorology |
Meteorology -- Popular works |
Meteorology |
Meteorology -- Miscellanea |
Subject - Genre |
Miscellanea |
Popular works |
Added Entry - Personal Name |
Scaife, A editor, contributor. |
Slingo, Julia, 1950- author of introduction, etc. |
Ackland-Snow, Nicola illustrator. |
Carroll, Edward contributor. |
Clifford, Leon contributor. |
Folland, Chris contributor. |
Haigh, Joanna D. contributor. |
Hoskins, Brian contributor. |
Knight, Jeff contributor. |
Vallis, Geoffrey K. contributor. |