Download or read book The New Weather Book written by Michael Oard and published by New Leaf Publishing Group. This book was released on 2015-03-01 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fresh and compelling look at wild and awesome examples of weather in this revised and updated book in the Wonders of Creation series! Did you know the hottest temperature ever recorded was 134° F (56.7° C) on July 10, 1913 in Death Valley, California? The highest recorded surface wind speed was in the May 3, 1999, Oklahoma tornado, measured at 302 mph (486 kph)! The most snow to fall in a one-year period is 102 feet (3,150 cm) at Mount Rainier, Washington, from February 19, 1971 to February 18, 1972! From the practical to the pretty amazing, this book gives essential details into understanding what weather is, how it works, and how other forces that impact on it. Learn why storm chasers and hurricane hunters do what they do and how they are helping to solve storm connected mysteries. Discover what makes winter storms both beautiful and deadly, as well as what is behind weather phenomena like St. Elmo’s Fire. Find important information on climate history and answers to the modern questions of supposed climate change. Get safety tips for preventing dangerous weather related injuries like those from lightning strikes, uncover why thunderstorms form, as well as what we know about the mechanics of a tornado and other extreme weather examples like flash floods, hurricanes and more. A fresh and compelling look at wild and awesome examples of weather in this revised and updated book in the Wonders of Creation series!
Download or read book Restless Skies written by Paul Douglas and published by Sterling Publishing Company. This book was released on 2007 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Improved technology is teaching us more about the weather all the time, and with new knowledge comes new concerns and confusion. Is global warming real? What is a NEXRAD Doppler? Meteorologist Paul Douglas provides the answers to all these questions and more, along with fascinating illustrations, photos, trivia, and graphics. Find out what a difference a degree makes; as well as information about El Ni�o and how to protect yourself against the worst that the weather can bring. From the distinctions between a weather warning, watch, and advisory to the definition of an F-5 tornado, all the essentials are clearly explained.
Download or read book The Weather Book Study Guide written by Michael Ord and published by Master Books. This book was released on 2006-07-31 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These five study guides, available for each book in the Wonders of Creation series, are comprehensive and invaluable for teaching settings. With terms, short answer questions, discussion questions and activity ideas, each guide will enhance the learning experience.
Download or read book New England Weather New England Climate written by Gregory A. Zielinski and published by UPNE. This book was released on 2005-06 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive, accessible guide to a subject near and dear to every New Englander's heart: the weather
Download or read book The Time of New Weather written by Sean Murphy and published by Dell. This book was released on 2008-04-29 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Murphy presents a vision of an America gone off the rails: a place where it literally rains cats and dogs, where a hubcap ranch is now a National Preservation Site, where a horde of circus folk and Elvis fans are on the rampage--and where some rather suspicious things are going on with time and gravity.
Download or read book The New Jersey Weather Book written by David McWilliams Ludlum and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the climate of New Jersey and describes the occurrences of floods, hailstorms, droughts, snowstorms, hurricanes, and heat and cold waves in New Jersey
Download or read book Restless Skies written by Paul Douglas and published by Sterling Publishing Company Incorporated. This book was released on 2005 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Really attractive! Great pictures and illustrations-lots of great weather and climate information."--Willard Scott, Today Show weather reporter "Paul uses his 25 years...as a meteorologist to let readers explore the why and hows of weather...a fascinating look at the forces that influence our lives every day."--Mike Seidel, Weather Channel meteorologist Improved technology is teaching us more about the weather all the time, and with new knowledge comes new concerns and confusion. Is global warming real? Where is Tornado Alley? And just what are GOES satellites and NEXRAD Doppler? Meteorologist Paul Douglas provides the answers to all these questions and more, along with vivid and fascinating illustrations, photos, trivia, and graphics. Find out what a difference a degree makes; as well as information about El Ni�o, the 15 worst storms of the century, and how to protect yourself against the worst that the weather can bring. From the distinctions between a weather warning, watch, and advisory to the definition of an F-5 tornado, it has all the essentials, clearly explained.
Download or read book New Weather written by Paul Muldoon and published by Faber & Faber. This book was released on 2011-08-04 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New Weather was Paul Muldoon's first book of poems. When it appeared in 1973, Seamus Heaney described its author as 'unusually gifted, endowed with an individual sense of rhythm, a natural and copious vocabulary, a technical accomplishment and an intellectual boldness that mark him as the most promising poet to appear in Ireland for years.' While the promise has been amply fulfilled, New Weather gives the poet's many, more recent admirers the opportunity to see what a versatile and substantial artist he was from the outset.
Download or read book The Pennsylvania Weather Book written by Ben Gelber and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A television meteorologist in Columbus, Ohio, Gelber offers a comprehensive source of historical weather events in Pennsylvania in hopes that it will provide a chronological database with sufficient information and sources for others to document past weather events in their own communities. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.
Download or read book The Philadelphia Area Weather Book written by Jon Nese and published by Temple University Press. This book was released on 2005-02 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Answers various questions about Philadelphia's weather and climate, from the Poconos and Philadelphia to southern New Jersey and the Shore to Delaware. This book offers a history of the region's pivotal role in the development of weather science that goes back to colonial times and gives an account of what forecasters actually do on a daily basis.
Download or read book Everything Weather Book written by Mark Cantrell and published by Everything. This book was released on 2002-09 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As an increase in severe weather phenomena has garnered media attention worldwide -- and weather broadcasters have become celebrities in their own right -- the weather remains the single biggest topic of everyday conversation. The Everything "RM" Weather Book provides readers with the perfect introduction to the complexities of weather, focusing on how weather develops, the causes of severe weather, the impact of global warming, and much more. This comprehensive new book offers amateur weather buffs all they need to know to build their knowledge about the weather. Whether readers are interested in learning a few little-known facts to impress their friends or becoming amateur meteorologists, The Everything "RM" Weather Book has all they need to know to understand the hows and whys of everyday weather. Featuring dozens of photographs, The Everything "RM" Weather Book teaches readers about: -- Tornadoes and hurricanes -- Rainbows -- Thunder and lightning -- Cloud formations -- Forecasting -- The Greenhouse Effect
Download or read book Annual Report of the New York Weather Bureau written by New York (State). Weather Bureau and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 586 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Minnesota Weather Almanac written by Mark W. Seeley and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Second edition of the popular weather almanac! Whether planning your garden, settling a bet, or making neighborly small talk, this fascinating guide will give you all the facts and figures, all the trials and tales you need.
Download or read book The New Jersey Weather Book written by David M. Ludlum and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The USA Today Weather Book written by Jack Williams and published by Vintage. This book was released on 1997-07-14 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here's the most scientifically accurate, easy-to-understand weather guide ever. From the people who developed USA TODAY's style-setting weather page comes a revolutionary new approach to understanding how weather happens. Full-color graphics explain weather concepts from what makes the sky blue to how a tornado gets its twist.
Download or read book Meteorology Today An Introduction to Weather Climate and the Environment written by C. Donald Ahrens and published by Cengage Learning. This book was released on 2018-02-08 with total page 656 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: METEOROLOGY TODAY: AN INTRODUCTION TO WEATHER, CLIMATE AND THE ENVIRONMENT by meteorologists C. Donald Ahrens and Robert Henson combines the latest in weather, climate and earth science to introduce students to the concepts and current issues of meteorology. Grounded in the scientific method, the new edition of this highly visual text shows students how to observe, calculate and synthesize information as budding scientists. Specific discussions center on severe weather systems like tornadoes and hurricanes, as well as everyday elements like wind, precipitation and the seasons. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.
Download or read book The Climate System written by Heather Pidcock-Reed and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
