Synopses & Reviews
andlt;Bandgt;andlt;Iandgt;The skies aren't friendly anymore!andlt;/Iandgt;andlt;/Bandgt; andlt;BRandgt; Sweltering heat waves. Bone-chilling blizzards. Ferocious winds. Mighty peculiar weather we've been having, isn't it? Well, scientists predict that climate trends are only going to get stranger in the future. And in andlt;Iandgt;Skies of Fury,andlt;/Iandgt; top science writers Patricia Barnes-Svarney and Thomas E. Svarney take you around the world, bringing you face-to-face with the eye of the storm, explaining the full range of weird weather affecting us. Discover the reasons behind: andlt;BRandgt; andlt;Iandgt;* downdrafts, heat bursts, derechoes, and tornadoesandlt;BRandgt; * monsoons, tropical storms, hurricanes, and rogue wavesandlt;BRandgt; * sandstorms, dust devils, wildfires, and polar ice desertsandlt;BRandgt; * light pillars, diamond dust, and sun dogsandlt;BRandgt; * mirages, UFOs, and green flashesandlt;BRandgt; * torrential rainfall, ball lightning, and super showstormsandlt;BRandgt; * flash flooding, hall, sea smoke, and smogandlt;/Iandgt; andlt;BRandgt; And much, much more! andlt;BRandgt; Fully illustrated with photographs from key weather trackers, and packed with unusual factoids and records, andlt;Iandgt;Skies of Furyandlt;/Iandgt; reveals the extremes to which Mother Nature can go in both her unparalleled beauty and her wanton destructiveness.
Synopsis
The skies aren't friendly anymore
Sweltering heat waves. Bone-chilling blizzards. Ferocious winds. Mighty peculiar weather we've been having, isn't it? Well, scientists predict that climate trends are only going to get stranger in the future. And in Skies of Fury, top science writers Patricia Barnes-Svarney and Thomas E. Svarney take you around the world, bringing you face-to-face with the eye of the storm, explaining the full range of weird weather affecting us. Discover the reasons behind:
* downdrafts, heat bursts, derechoes, and tornadoes
* monsoons, tropical storms, hurricanes, and rogue waves
* sandstorms, dust devils, wildfires, and polar ice deserts
* light pillars, diamond dust, and sun dogs
* mirages, UFOs, and green flashes
* torrential rainfall, ball lightning, and super showstorms
* flash flooding, hall, sea smoke, and smog
And much, much more
Fully illustrated with photographs from key weather trackers, and packed with unusual factoids and records, Skies of Fury reveals the extremes to which Mother Nature can go in both her unparalleled beauty and her wanton destructiveness.
About the Author
andlt;Bandgt;Patricia Barnes-Svarneyandlt;/Bandgt; was editor and writer for the award-winning andlt;Iandgt;New York Public Library Science Desk Reference,andlt;/Iandgt; and has written articles for andlt;Iandgt;Popular Science, Air andamp;amp; Space, Astronomy, Omni,andlt;/Iandgt; and other magazines.
Table of Contents
andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Contentsandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Prefaceandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Chapter 1andlt;/Bandgt; Familiar (and Unfamiliar) Weather Everywhereandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Chapter 2andlt;/Bandgt; Tricks of Light and Shadowandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Chapter 3andlt;/Bandgt; Weird Cloud Formationsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Chapter 4andlt;/Bandgt; Rainstorms, Snowstorms, and Thunderstormsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Chapter 5andlt;/Bandgt; Weird Lightning Phenomenaandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Chapter 6andlt;/Bandgt; Falling Windsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Chapter 7andlt;/Bandgt; Spinning Winds and Tornadoesandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Chapter 8andlt;/Bandgt; Mountains and the Weather Above the Cloudsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Chapter 9andlt;/Bandgt; Dry Skies of the Desertandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Chapter 10andlt;/Bandgt; Ocean Weather from the Deepandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Chapter 11andlt;/Bandgt; Space Weather and Usandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Epilogueandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Indexandlt;/Bandgt;