Come Rain or Shine: A Weather Miscellany
Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Nature, Environment, Weather, Reference & Language, Reference
| Author: | Storm Dunlop | ISBN: | 9781783725472 |
| Publisher: | Summersdale Publishers Ltd | Publication: | July 9, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Summersdale Publishers Ltd | Language: | English |
| Author: | Storm Dunlop |
| ISBN: | 9781783725472 |
| Publisher: | Summersdale Publishers Ltd |
| Publication: | July 9, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Summersdale Publishers Ltd |
| Language: | English |
Read on to discover…
• The truth about upside-down rainbows.
• The pioneers of meteorology – their instruments and inventions.
• How to win a balloon race.
• The largest raindrops ever recorded.
• ‘Watermelon snow’, ‘thundersnow’ and ‘weather bombs’.
• The ten main types of cloud and the different features of lightning.
The weather is a subject that the British simply cannot leave alone, and for good reason – it’s likely that for more than half the year they will experience at least three seasons in one day, so there’s always plenty to talk about.
This charming miscellany, as wide-ranging and unpredictable as the weather itself, is filled with curious historical facts, amazing statistics and fascinating anecdotes that will keep you entertained come rain or shine!
Read on to discover…
• The truth about upside-down rainbows.
• The pioneers of meteorology – their instruments and inventions.
• How to win a balloon race.
• The largest raindrops ever recorded.
• ‘Watermelon snow’, ‘thundersnow’ and ‘weather bombs’.
• The ten main types of cloud and the different features of lightning.
The weather is a subject that the British simply cannot leave alone, and for good reason – it’s likely that for more than half the year they will experience at least three seasons in one day, so there’s always plenty to talk about.
This charming miscellany, as wide-ranging and unpredictable as the weather itself, is filled with curious historical facts, amazing statistics and fascinating anecdotes that will keep you entertained come rain or shine!
