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DescriptionWhat's going on up there when the rain falls, when the wind blows, when the clouds roll in and the lightning flashes? How do hurricanes arise and where to tornadoes come from? Why do seasonal conditions sometimes vary so much from one year to the next? Our ways of life, our very existences depend on knowing the answers to questions like these. Economies have been wiped out, civilizations have risen and fallen, entire species have come into being or gone extinct because of a temperature shift of just a few degrees, or a brief shortage or glut of rainfall. With so much riding on the weather, it makes you wonder how you've lived this long without knowing more about it. Don't worry it's never too late to find out about what makes the weather tick. And there's never been an easier or more enjoyable way to learn than Weather For Dummies. Author descriptionJohn D. Cox is a professional science writer. He studied biological and physical sciences at Harvard and MIT as a fellow of Knight Science Journalism Fellowship Program at MIT. Table of contentsIntroduction. PART I: What in the World Is Weather? Chapter 1: Forecasts and Forecasting. Chapter 2: Behind the Air Wars. Chapter 3: Land, Sea, and Precipitation: Is This Any Way to Run a Planet? PART II: Braving the Elements. Chapter 4: Blowing in the Winds. Chapter 5: Getting Cirrus. Chapter 6: Climate Is What You Expect; Weather Is What You Get. Chapter 7: The Greatest Storms on Earth. PART III: Some Seasonable Explanations. Chapter 8: The Ways of Winter. Chapter 9: Twists and Turns of Spring. Chapter 10: Extremely Summer. Chapter 11: Falling for Autumn. PART IV: The Special Effects. Chapter 12: Taking Care of the Air. Chapter 13: Up in the Sky! Look! Chapter 14: Try This at Home. PART V: The Part of Tens. Chapter 15: Ten (Or So) Biggest U.S. Weather Disasters of the 20th Century. Chapter 16: Ten (Or So) Worst World Weather Disasters of the 20th Century. Chapter 17: Ten Crafty Critters. Chapter 18: Ten Grand Old Weather Proverbs. Appendix: Internet Resource Directory. Index. Book Registration Information. |