Weather and climate: general interest

Maine's varied geography invites a variety of weather conditions.

Featuring three thousand essential facts and figures, illustrated with more than fifty color photographs and diagrams, this entertaining and informative guide explains how the weather shapes our planet and affects all our lives.

Les Québécois connaissent le climat le plus turbulent au monde.

If you only have 30 seconds, there is time using this book to make sense of the science behind the seeming vagaries of the weather, the controversies, predictions and forecasts for climate change that shape our day-to-dayexperiences of the great outdoors.

Wouldn't it be useful to be able to accurately predict the weather simply by reading the clouds?

A wonderful meditation on the English landscape in wet weather by the acclaimed novelist and nature writer, Melissa Harrison.

An incredible collection of truly breathtaking weather phenomena from the author of The Invention of Clouds, winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize.

The perfect gift for nature lovers and weather watchers.

The perfect gift for nature lovers and weather watchers.

Originally published in the early 1900s, this book is - 'primarily for the general reader who likes to know more about that much talked about, but little understood, topic - the weather'.

Wouldn't it be useful to be able to accurately predict the weather simply by reading the clouds?

The amazing true story of the deadliest tornado in American history, as told by a survivor.

Der Schnee – eine der faszinierendsten Erscheinungen der Natur.

In The Whale and the Supercomputer, scientists and natives wrestle with our changing climate in the land where it has hit first--and hardestA traditional Eskimo whale-hunting party races to shore near Barrow, Alaska--their comrades trapped on a floe drifting out to sea--as ice that should be solid this time of year gives way.

From deciding the best day for a picnic, to the devastating effects of hurricanes and typhoons, the weather impacts our lives on a daily basis.

From deciding the best day for a picnic, to the devastating effects of hurricanes and typhoons, the weather impacts our lives on a daily basis.

Discover the incomparable beauty of the Northern Lights with this accessible guide for aspiring astronomers and seasoned night sky observers.

Reading Weather provides a quick and simple way to understand how the atmosphere works, how to interpret and use weather forecasts before venturing outdoors, and also how to make your own forecast in the field by observing the changes in the weather.

A charming celebration of all things snow.

BASIC ILLUSTRATED WEATHER FORECASTINGMichael Hodgson gives detailed lessons in recognizing shifts in weather patterns, understanding why they occur, identifying cloud formations, and mastering basic meteorological concepts.

A BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week.

Instant Storm Forecasting is an invaluable reference for anyone pursuing outdoor activities.

Instant Weather Forecastinghas been a perennial bestseller since it was first published nearly 40years ago.

Instant Storm Forecasting isan invaluable reference for anyone pursuing outdoor activities.

The British weather: famously changeable, subject of endless complaint and endless small talk.

'Clear, succinct and engaging answers to every question you could ask about the weather.

A beautiful, lyrical non-fiction picture book about the water cycle.

A magical new series from best-selling author and illustrator, Laura Ellen Anderson!

Yule, Beltane, and Halloween Festivals explores ancient celebrations and feasts that ancient communities of people held in worship of their gods.

A beautiful, lyrical non-fiction picture book about the water cycle.

The folklore of the sea has some of the most incredible and creative superstitions created by fishermen to avoid disaster and bring in a good haul of fish.

A little handbook of ancient wisdom, revealing the signs, omens, and portents conveyed by the weather.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive.

Morocco is a melting pot of cultures and religions, in this deeply researched essay, all the information is gathered from eye witness accounts and oral histories gathered first hand from the peasantry at the turn of the 19th century.

To a child, the world is an alien place.

Theres no doubt that Hurricane Katrina was one of the most devastating weather events to hit the United Statescosting lives, property, and prosperity.

In this spell binding fairytale, you will be transported in time, to a place between places, separated from reality by a crossroads, that leads to the mystical Crooked Forest, a botanical mystery as old as the earth.