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Author Buckley, Bruce.

Title Weather : a visual guide / Bruce Buckley, Edward J. Hopkins, Richard Whitaker.

Publication Info. Richmond Hill, Ont. : Firefly Books, 2004.

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Location Call No. Status
 Bristol, Main Library - Non Fiction  551.5 B856    Check Shelf
 Colchester, Cragin Memorial Library - Adult Department  551.5 BUCKLEY, BRUCE    Check Shelf
 Marlborough, Richmond Memorial Library - Adult Department  551.5 BUCKLEY    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  551.51 B85    Check Shelf
 Windsor, Main Library - Adult Department  551.5 BU    Check Shelf
Description 303 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Note Includes index.
Summary This book explores how weather works and its effect at a local and global level, revealing the importance of climate in determining landscape, flora and fauna, and the overall quality of our lives. Using dramatic aerial and satellite photography and colorful diagrams, this book covers a spectrum of natural phenomena: extreme weather such as tornadoes and hurricanes; natural events that affect the weather; forecasting and predicting weather; how weather affects life on Earth; and climate change.--From publisher description.
Contents Introduction -- Weather engine -- Weather in action -- Extreme weather -- Watching the weather -- Global climate -- Changing climate -- Factfile -- Glossary -- Index.
Subject Meteorology -- Popular works.
Weather -- Popular works.
Added Author Hopkins, Edward J.
Whitaker, Richard, 1947-
ISBN 1552979571
9781552979570
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