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"From the acclaimed author of Tubes, a lively and surprising tour of the infrastructure behind the weather forecast, the people who built it, and what it reveals about our climate and our planet. The weather is the foundation of our daily lives. It's a staple of small talk, the app on our smartphones, and often the first thing we check each morning. Yet behind these quotidian interactions is one of the most expansive machines human beings have ever...
3) Field guide to the weather: learn to identify clouds and storms, forecast the weather, and stay safe
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A handy reference to meteorology and to the types of weather phenomena that one might encounter at home or in nature. It includes an introduction to the basics of meteorology--explaining the aspects of the atmosphere that dictate how weather works. From there, the field guide moves in to look at a variety of individual weather topics: cloud formation (and cloud-type identification), various forms of precipitation, and much more. The author goes on...
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It's Raining Frogs and Fishes is a generously illustrated inquiry into wonders of the sky: Why is the sky blue? Where do meteors originate? What causes rainbows, mirages, and the colors of the sunset? Why do some birds and insects migrate, and how do they navigate over hundreds or thousands of miles to do it? How have civilizations throughout history viewed the aurora borealis, tornadoes, eclipses, and the bizarre but well documented cases of fish,...
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Any young reader who has ever wondered about how weather is predicted will be fascinated by this book. It describes the many features of weather maps, from temperature and air pressure markings to wind speed and wind direction symbols. Students will also read about how meteorologists study and predict weather based on the information found in weather maps. A follow-up activity encourages readers to track weather over several days and make a new weather...
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* Más de quinientas especies de plantas carnívoras habitan en nuestro planeta, constituyendo un extraordinario fenómeno de adaptación a condiciones ambientales nada propicias, y dando vida a formas extremadamente diversificadas.
* En este libro descubrirá cómo funcionan, qué técnicas utilizan para capturar a sus presas y cómo asimilan las sustancias nutritivas; cuáles son sus hábitats originarios en la naturaleza...
* Además, aprenderá...
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The Little Book of Snow is a charming celebration of all things snow.
This sweet book includes entries like how to build the perfect snowman, what gives snow its color, and snow-inspired folklore from around the world.
With iridescent white foil and lovely woodblock illustrations throughout, this petite book makes a wonderful gift.
• Features captivating trivia about snow
• Follows delightful traditions about winter wonderlands
The Little...
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In 1954, Hurricane Hazel caused such destruction around Lake Ontario that it's a vivid memory half a century later. In 2003 Hurricane Juan so devastated the Halifax, Nova Scotia, area that complete recovery will take decades. In the fall of 2005, Hurricane Katrina, immediately followed by Rita and Wilma, held North America and the world spellbound. In fact, 2005 was a record-breaking year for tropical storms, with four Category 5 hurricanes, seven...
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Originally published in the early 1900s, this book is - 'primarily for the general reader who likes to know more about that much talked about, but little understood, topic - the weather'. Rather than being a dry text book, covering the entire field of meteorology, this includes general interest that the reader can use as a reference for the varying weather experienced every day. Contents Include: GENERAL NOTES AND SPRING WEATHER: Observe the Weather...
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Fast facts and practical advice to keep you prepared, whether you're dealing with mud or flood, drought or derecho.
This valuable, comprehensive guide is full of life-saving information for virtually any extreme weather event-blizzard, hurricane, firestorm, tornado, heatwave, and beyond. Weather reporter Dennis Mersereau, working with the editors of Outdoor Life magazine, debunks common myths, provides hands-on survival tips (some of them literally...
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"Folklore Guide to the Weather" contains a series of folklore saying pertaining to the weather and how to predict and read it. Although there are many such sayings, the ones within this volume are those that contemporarily couldn't be explained by science, but which the author believes are reliable "at least seven times out of ten". Contents include: "Solar Halo", "Rainbows", "Rain", "Hail", "Thunder and Lightening", "Frost", "Snow", "Sound", "Temperature",...
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Floods. Blizzards. Landslides. Earthquakes. Tornadoes. Hurricanes. Severe weather happens every day across the globe. We see and hear of the devastating consequences whenever we tune into the evening news: property ravaged, communities destroyed, and lives lost. But although these events are unstoppable, you can prepare.
In Weather Disasters, veteran authors and disaster survivors Mark and Amy Williams provide vital information on prepping for and...
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