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What in the world is going on up there? -- Look up! It's a bird; it's a plane; it's a Polar mesospheric cloud! -- When you look to the sky, do you -- wonder why -- the Sun is so bright or why the clouds are white; or why the sky is blue? Feul your curiosity about the weather. It…
"A handy reference to the awesome forces of nature we witness every day. For anyone who is dazzled by dramatic displays of wind, thunder, and lightning, Weather For Dummies is an indispensable guide to the basic science behind these daily phenomena. From frontal systems to jet s…
Part 1. What in the World Is Weather? -- 1. Forecasts and Forecasting -- 2. Behind the Air Wars. -- 3. Land, Sea, and Precipitation: Is This Any Way to Run a Planet? -- Part 2. Braving the Elements. -- 4. Blowing in the Winds. -- 5. Getting Cirrus. -- 6. Climate Is What You Expe…
What in the world is going on up there? Look up! It's a bird; it's a plane; it's a Polar mesospheric cloud! When you look to the sky, do you wonder why the Sun is so bright or why the clouds are white or why the sky is blue? Then, Weather For Dummies is your resource to fuel you…
Part 1. What in the World Is Weather? -- 1. Forecasts and Forecasting -- 2. Behind the Air Wars. -- 3. Land, Sea, and Precipitation: Is This Any Way to Run a Planet? -- Part 2. Braving the Elements. -- 4. Blowing in the Winds. -- 5. Getting Cirrus. -- 6. Climate Is What You Expe…
"A handy reference to the awesome forces of nature we witness every day. For anyone who is dazzled by dramatic displays of wind, thunder, and lightning, Weather For Dummies is an indispensable guide to the basic science behind these daily phenomena. From frontal systems to jet s…
Physical Geography: The Basics
by Holden, Joseph (University of Leeds, UK)
fromThe basics
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Type: Book
This second edition, enhanced with more than 30 new figures, provides an up-to-date overview of physical geography suitable for all those with a personal or professional interest in environmental processes, climate change and understanding of the Earth's landforms and dynamics. …
Scientific research on climate change has given rise to a variety of images picturing climate change. These range from colorful expert graphics, model visualizations, photographs of extreme weather events like floods, droughts or melting ice, symbols like polar bears, to animate…
Phaenomena
by Aratus, Solensis, Kidd, Douglas
fromCambridge classical texts and commentaries
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Type: Book
Aratus of Soli was a highly original poet of the early third century BC, famous throughout antiquity for his didactic epic on constellations and weather signs, and imitated by later Greek and Latin poets. Modelled on Hesiod's Works and Days the poem is cleverly updated to appeal…
Aratus: Phaenomena
by Aratus, Solensis, Kidd, Douglas
fromCambridge classical texts and commentaries
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Type: Book
Find out more about the different weather types and discover why we have seasons with this title that uses modern graphics to bring the subject area to life.
Facts about the types of weather and the different seasons are presented using infographics.