| Description |
192 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Science encyclopedias |
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Science encyclopedias.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 189) and index. |
| Contents |
Weather basics -- What is weather? -- Weather is in the atmosphere -- Weather and the sun -- Weather and the air -- The climate is changing -- Natural causes of climate change -- Human causes of climate change -- Weather phenomena -- Clouds -- Precipitation -- Basic types of precipitation -- Dew, frost, and fog -- Other weather phenomena -- Clear-sky phenomena -- Light phenomena -- Weather forecasting -- Extreme storms -- What is extreme weather? -- Thunderstorms -- Floods -- Hurricanes -- Tornadoes -- Hailstorms -- Blizzards -- Ice storms -- Droughts -- Wildfires and firestorms -- Dust storms -- Heat waves -- Special storm types -- Other extreme weather events. |
| Summary |
Readers will get an in-depth look at everything weather related in this encyclopedia. Alongside photos, readers will learn about weather basics and extreme storms including thunderstorms, floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, hailstorms, blizzards, ice storms, droughts, wildfires and firestorms, dust storms, and heat waves. How climate change impacts extreme storms is covered. |
| Subject |
Weather -- Encyclopedias, Juvenile.
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Weather -- Effect of human beings on -- Encyclopedias, Juvenile.
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Climatic changes -- Encyclopedias, Juvenile.
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Severe storms -- Encyclopedias, Juvenile.
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Weather. (OCoLC)fst01173087
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| Genre/Form |
Encyclopedias. (OCoLC)fst01423798
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Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
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Encyclopedias.
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Informational works.
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| ISBN |
9781532198779 (hardcover) |
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1532198779 (hardcover) |
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