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The Little Book of Weather
Series: Little Books of Nature
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A charming, richly illustrated, pocket-size exploration of the world's weather. Packed with surprising facts, this delightful and gorgeously designed book will beguile anyone who is curious about weather. Expertly written and beautifully illustrated throughout with colour photographs and original colour artwork, The Little Book of Weather...
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Description
A charming, richly illustrated, pocket-size exploration of the world's weather.
Packed with surprising facts, this delightful and gorgeously designed book will beguile anyone who is curious about weather. Expertly written and beautifully illustrated throughout with colour photographs and original colour artwork, The Little Book of Weather is an accessible and enjoyable mini-reference about the world's weather, with examples drawn from across the globe.
It fits an astonishing amount of information in a small package, covering a wide range of topics from weather forecasting and extreme events such as hurricanes and typhoons to the future of weather with climate change.
It also includes curious facts, myths, and history—from whether animals can predict the weather to the bad weather that helped doom Napoleon and Hitler's invasions of Russia and the Soviet Union. The result is an irresistible guide to the amazing world of weather.
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Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780691259994
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 22 October 2024
Country: United States
Imprint: Princeton University Press
Illustration: 140 color illus.
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 95.0mm
Height: 152.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 160
About the Author
Adam Scaife leads research and production of long-range weather forecasts at the UK's Met Office and is a professor at the University of Exeter. The author of 30-Second Meteorology, he has received the Edward Appleton Medal from the Institute of Physics and the Royal Meteorological Society Buchan Prize for his pioneering work on the computer simulation and long-range prediction of the atmosphere.
Tugce Okay is a natural history illustrator who works primarily with watercolours. Her work has appeared in many books and magazines.
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