The Little Book of Weather
By (Author) Adam Scaife
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
22nd October 2024
22nd October 2024
United States
General
Non Fiction
Meteorology and climatology
Reference works
551.5
Hardback
160
Width 95mm, Height 152mm
A charming, richly illustrated, pocket-size exploration of the worlds weather
Packed with surprising facts, this delightful and gorgeously designed book will beguile anyone who is curious about weather. Expertly written and beautifully illustrated throughout with color photographs and original color artwork, The Little Book of Weather is an accessible and enjoyable mini reference about the worlds weather, with examples drawn from across the globe. It fits an astonishing amount of information in a small package, covering a wide range of topicsfrom weather forecasting and extreme events such as hurricanes and typhoons to the future of weather with climate change. It also includes curious facts, myths, and historyfrom whether animals can predict the weather to the bad weather that helped doom Napoleon and Hitlers invasions of Russia and the Soviet Union. The result is an irresistible guide to the amazing world of weather.
Adam Scaife leads research and production of long-range weather forecasts at the UKs Met Office and is a professor at the University of Exeter. The author of 30-Second Meteorology, he has received the Edward Appleton Medal from the Institute of Physics and the Royal Meteorological Society Buchan Prize for his pioneering work on the computer simulation and long-range prediction of the atmosphere. Tugce Okay is a natural history illustrator who works primarily with watercolors. Her work has appeared in many books and magazines.