The Usborne Internet-linked introduction to weather & climate change
By: Laura Howell ; designed by Joanne Kirkby, Karen Tomlins and Laura Hammonds ; digital imagery and illustrations by Keith Furnival
Contributors: Kirkby, Joanne; Tomlins, Karen; Hammonds, Laura; Furnival, Keith
Publisher: Scholastic
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 95
ISBN-13: 9780439686822
Subjects: Weather; Juvenile literature; Climatic changes; Climatology
Other titles: Usborne Internet-linked introduction to weather and climate change; Introduction to weather & climate change; Introduction to weather and climate change
Description: Learn what causes the wild, wonderful and sometimes weird weather we experience every day. Delve into the controversy of global warming, and learn how people may affect the weather. Explains the natural forces behind the weather and investigates the conditions that may be bringing about changes in the climate.
Notes: Includes index.

Originally published by Usborne Publishing Ltd., 2003.
Table of contents: title: What makes the weather?; title: Earth and its weather; title: Varied climate; title: Sun; title: Atmosphere; title: Greenhouse gases; title: Greenhouse effect; title: Global warming; title: Climate zones; title: Local climates; title: Water and oceans; title: Clouds; title: Cloud types; title: Water in the air; title: Weather and air; title: Winds; title: Air Masses and fronts; title: Extreme weather; title: Studying weather; title: Weather forecasting; title: Clues to past climates; title: Natural change; title: Gradual climate change; title: Cooling Earth; title: Icy Earth; title: Climate and living things; title: People and their needs; title: What we can do; title: Future; title: Disagreement; title: Climate data; title: Test yourself.