The encyclopedia of weather & climate change
Subtitle: a complete visual guide
By: [Juliane L. Fry [and others]]
Publisher: Adlard Coles
Published: 2011
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 512
ISBN-13: 9781408132104
Subjects: Weather; Climatic changes; Temps (Météorologie); Climat; Changements; Climate change; Popular Science; Klimatförändringar
Description: With breathtaking scope, this resource tells you everything you need to know about the weather and climate in a straightforward but thorough way, helped by lavish photographs and highly detailed diagrams, maps and charts.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Engine. What is weather? ; Air in motion ; Ocean weather; title: Action. Water ; Clouds ; Precipitation ; Optical effects; title: Extremes. Thunderstorms ; Tornadoes ; Hurricanes ; Floods ; Extreme frontal systems ; Droughts and heat waves ; Record-breaking weather; title: Watching. Studying weather ; Tracking weather; title: Climate. What is climate? ; Regional climate guide; title: Change. History of climate change ; Natural patterns ; Changing climate ; Threat to life ; Reversing the trend ; Tomorrow's forecast.