Why the wind blows
Subtitle: a history of weather and global warming
By: Matthys Levy ; illustrations by Sue Storey.
Publisher: Upper Access, Inc., Book Publishers
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Hinesburg, VT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 191
ISBN-13: 9780942679311
Subjects: Weather; Global warming
Description: "In easily understandable prose and through the use of true stories of exploration, 'Why the Wind Blows' looks at how these adventures were influenced by the weather and man's ignorance of its consequences. The science of meteorology is gently interspersed throughout the text, so that understanding weather becomes an intergral part of the stories. Concluding with the influence of modern civilization on the changing climate and its world-altering consequences, the author challenges the reader to take action now to alter the effects of global warming on future generations"--Page 4 of cover.
Table of contents: title: Imported from Siberia; title: The currents of Patagonia; title: Force ten : the sunken treasures of the buccaneers; title: Hurricane strength; title: Dorothy's whirlwind; title: The last great adventure : transglobal balloon flight; title: Transformations : clouds shed tears; title: Conquering the top of the world : snow, blizzards and avalanches; title: The unsinkable Titanic; title: Monsoons and other winds; title: The cradle of civilization; title: The modern floods; title: El Niño; title: Our changing climate.