The Weather

by John Lynch

Perhaps because we can't always predict it, and certainly can't control it, our fascination with the weather never seems to wane. But despite our frequent powerlessness in the face of it, there is much we do know. The Weather takes a thrilling voyage to the heart of this phenomenon, that even in an age of air conditioning and artificial environments, is still central to the everyday life of the planet. From hurricanes and sandstorms, monsoons to avalanches, solar storms to the jet stream, The Weather showcases the most dangerous and dynamic forces of the weather. Created by veteran BBC producer, editor and writer John Lynch, The Weather explains the science of weather clearly and accessibly, illustrated throughout with color photographs and graphics from The Learning Channel/BBC television series. The Weather begins with the basic What is the weather, and what drives it? The book then goes on to cover every global weather phenomenon, with an in-depth introduction and sections on Wind , Wet , Cold and Hot . The book is especially revealing on how humans interact with weather -- how we've adapted to it, suffered from it, harnessed it, and, finally, how we may be inadvertently changing it. The final section, Change , is a look at the meaning of global climate change patterns.

240 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2002

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Reviews

[Marianna Monaco]

An exciting book - great photos.
Chapters: weatherworld; wind; wet; cold; hot; change.
Here's a description of the weather in a nutshell.
If there is warm, moist air it is going to move up and, at its very simplest, all of our various forms of weather have that single action at their heart: the air rise, in comes the wind below; as the air rise further it cools, the water vapor condense to cloud and down comes the rain. That's all there is to it.

[Caroline Gabel]

a good book about weather, but a little light.

[Cindra]

Often used in our household, where we are weather-geeks who collect weather books.