Weather.

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by Brown, Carron (ed.)
[ 01. English Non Fiction ] Series: DK Eyewitness Physical details: 72 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 29 cm Subject(s): Weather | Meteorology | Weather. | Meteorology. | Meteorology. | Weather. 01. English Non Fiction Item type : 01. English Non Fiction
Location Collection Call Number Status Date Due
Mt. Stewart Consolidated School Gr. 3-6 Non-Fiction SCIENCE & NATURE / Earth Sciences / Weather / Brown Available

Includes index.

The restless air -- Natural signs -- The science of weather -- Watching the weather -- Forecasting -- The sun -- A sunny day -- Frost and ice -- Wet air -- Birth of a cloud -- A cloudy day -- Clouds of all kinds -- A rainy day -- Fronts and lows -- Thunder and lightning -- Monsoon -- A snowy day -- Wind -- Tropical storms -- Whirling winds -- Fog -- A day of weather -- Mountains -- On the plains -- Coastal areas -- Colors in the sky -- Climate change -- Home weather station -- Did you know? -- Weather power -- Extreme weather.

"Why does it rain? How hot is a bolt of lightning? What makes hurricanes form, and how does climate change affect the weather? What happens when a cold front rolls in? Become a meteorology expert and set up your own home weather station, and learn to read nature's own signs of changing weather. Eyewitness Weather shows you what weather looks like, from a tropical storm cloud seen from above to close-ups of snowflake crystals. Learn about what weather scientists do, why weather works differently on the coast and inland, and much more"--