meteorology

This volume, covering subjects alphabetically from flood to monsoon, introduces weather and natural disasters while delving into the scientific aspects of various disasters.

A lively explanation of everyday weather forms. Learn about various types of clouds and how the wind affects them. A meteorologist demonstrates how wind speed is measured with an anemometer. Also, build your own weather vane.

See how scientific deduction and high-tech equipment allows meteorologists to predict the weather. Up-close look at the equipment, and concepts such as the water cycle and air pressure. Hands-on demonstration to set up a mini-weather station.

Describes the features of how wind is destructive to the earth through erosion, hurricanes, and tornadoes.

Presents fun facts about the weather pertaining to things like clouds, rain forests, the sun, lightning, and snowflakes.

Contains weird facts about weather that are strange but true, including stories about fish falling from the sky, pink snow, a man who was hit by lightning seven different times, and snowflakes the size of dinner plates.

This resource explains how weather and climate are different yet also have an impact upon each other.

A hands-on introduction to the science of meteorology, explaining how to make equipment to measure rainfall, wind direction, and humidity, record measurements and observations in a weather log, make weather predictionsm and perform other related activities.

Learn how to build a weather station of your very own with readily available tools and supplies.

When Ted and Kat's cousin Salim disappears from the London Eye ferris wheel, the two siblings must work together--Ted with his brain that is "wired differently" and impatient Kat--to try to solve the mystery of what happened to Salim.