This is the perfect book for anyone who finds general weather forecasts frustrating because they don't give sufficient local detail. It answers such questions as: Is it likely to rain, be sunny or windy? Will it be a good day at the beach? Should I take an umbrella to work? Will there be plenty of wind for sailing? Should I water the lawn? Alan Watts, the acclaimed author of the bestselling Instant Weather Forecasting, explains in straightforward terms how to look at the sky & interpret what the clouds indicate about the coming weather. He explains how to combine information given in weather forecasts with the readers own observations to arrive at a correct assessment of what the coming weather is likely to be. ...

This book takes readers on a whirlwind tour of our planet’s weather & climate.30 key topics explore & explain the how & why of our global weather & its effects, from atmospheric influences, the seasons, & climate zones to extreme events, forecasting, & global warming. Each topic is presented in a neat 30-second soundbite, supported by a 3-second flash summary & a full-page colourful artwork. Fun active “missions” support the topics & encourage kids to find out more. With stunning artwork, the attention-grabbing format is engaging & immediate, introducing readers aged from 8 up to this fascinating subject that affects all our lives. ...

Martha Gellhorn`s three intertwined novellas are concerned with the integration of European outsider into the dramatic landscape of East Africa. It is a story of rejection & enchantment. Two sisters, one beautiful, one plain, return unmarried from their adventures in the great to their parents` hotel on the mountain, where they are caught up in a scandalous relations with an African official & an English botanist. A heartbroken woman tries to escape the memory of her son`s death on a doomed holiday by the sea. A lonely, awkward young Englishman, disorientated by years as a prisoner-of-war, orphaned by bombs in London, seeks a new life in the highlands. ...

A charming & beautifully illustrated book, first published in 1893, covering all aspects of the weather including: Times & Seasons, Months, Days of the week, Winter birds & times of their arrival, Sun, Moon & Stars, Wind, Clouds, Mists, Haze, Dew, Fog, Sky, Air, Sound, Sea, Tide, Heat, Rain, Rainbow, Frost, Hail, Snow, Ice, Thunder & Lightning. Measuring instruments include: Barometer, Thermometer, Hygrometer, Telescope, Spectroscope. Animals include: Quadrupeds, Birds, Fish, Molluscs, Reptiles, Insects, Plants etc. This new edition has been completely redesigned & is fully illustrated with reproductions of woodcuts, photographs & drawings throughout. ...

It is no accident that the weather is a perpetual topic of conversation in Britain. For its range of extreme conditions our climate is quite unusual. Winds of over 130 mph (1976), arctic conditions like those in early 1963 & snowstorms producing 6 feet of undrifted snow in 15 hours (1929), fogs in which you cannot see your own feet (1952), protracted droughts as in 1975-6 & 1995-7 & heatwaves with temperatures reaching 100 F (1868), hailstorms showering down lb hailstones (1925), ice-storms so severe that birds fell to the ground in mid flight, weighed down by coats of ice (1940), & deluges releasing 11 inches of rain in 24 hours (1955) -- Robin Stirling tells us of these & many other equally remarkable phenomena, assessing their significance in relation to average conditions both locally & nationally, & putting all the facts into perspective. A mine of information, The Weather of Britain has proved absorbing for all those with a general interest in the subject & valuable for people whose jobs & even lives depend on having a detailed & accurate knowledge of Britain`s weather. It is now appearing in paperback for the first time in this second, extensively revised & completely updated edition ...

This book summarises the climate of each country in a simple format, so the weather you can expect in any part of the world is easy to look up, & different countries can be compared. Brief details are given of the temperature & rainfall, with other general comments including what clothing to take. A very useful book for planning where & when to travel. ...

Explore our weird & wonderful weather in Eyewitness Activity Weather Watcher, with more than 30 fun, hands-on activities! Discover the mysteries of the weather, from piercing lightning & snowflakes to learning more about our climate & the atmosphere. Learn how to become a weather watcher or make an ice mirror with the help of Weather Watcher. Get making & creating: create a breeze, make a rainbow & much more. Each of the 30 activities have easy-to-follow instructions & specially commissioned photography to help you complete each project as you make a snowflake & a wind vane. With more then 50 stickers inside to use alongside, the activities you`ll have fun learning all about the night`s sky. ...

Weather Wise is a highly practical, lively & very accessible guide to weather phenomena for anyone who enjoys the outdoors. Suitable for sailors, walkers, climbers, skiers, fishermen, golfers & holidaymakers, it explains how forthcoming weather will affect them, as well as how to predict what is coming & assess how severe it will be. No other weather book has the practical hands-on approach of Alan Watts, whose reputation for explaining complicated meteorological situations in an understandable way for the average reader is second to none. Packed with practical tips, hints & fact panels, it will be a godsend to anyone pursuing an outdoor activity. Covers: the seasons, clouds, heat & cold, rain, changeable weather, showery weather, wind, thunder, fog & mist, sea weather, hill & mountain weather & hurricanes & tornadoes ...

Andrew Revkin, senior climate reporter at Pro Publica after a prize-winning 21-year stint at The New York Times, presents an intriguing illustrated history of humanity`s evolving relationship with Earth`s dynamic climate system & the wondrous weather it generates. Colourful & captivating, Weather: An Illustrated History traces the history of weather & meteorology from prehistory to today`s headlines in accessible, bite-sized stories. The descriptions touch on such varied topics as Earth`s first atmosphere, the physics of rainbows, Groundhog Day, the Year Without Summer, our increasingly strong hurricanes, & climate diplomacy from Rio to Paris. Written by award-winning environmental writer Andrew Revkin, this is a groundbreaking illustrated book that chronologically traces the evolution of weather forecasting & climate science. ...

Writers & artists across the centuries, from Chaucer to Ian Mc Ewan, & from the creator of the Luttrell Psalter in the 14th century to John Piper in the 20th, looking up at the same skies & walking in the same brisk air, have felt very different things & woven them into their novels, poems & paintings. Alexandra Harris` subject is not the weather itself, but the weather as it is daily recreated in the human imagination. She builds her remarkable story from small evocative details & catches the distinct voices of compelling individuals: ` Bloody cold`, says Jonathan Swift in the `slobbery` January of 1713; Percy Shelley wants to become a cloud & John Ruskin wants to bottle one... Weatherland is both a sweeping panorama of cultural climates on the move & a richly illustrated, intimate account
- for although weather is vast, it is experienced physically, emotionally & spiritually; as Harris cleverly reveals, it is at the very heart of English life & culture.
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