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Read the weather's clues and signs with this eye-opening and enthralling guide from Sunday Times-bestselling author Tristan Gooley, pioneer in the art of natural navigation 'This book finally explains what weather is and the fundamental why. Clouds now have real meaning!' - READER REVIEW...

"The perfect Christmas present!" LORRAINE KELLY "You'll love this book. In fact, I confidently forecast it" RICHARD MADELEY Most of us talk about the weather every day - it shapes our lives, our cities, even our history - but how much do we really know about it? In Come Rain or Shine...

Everyone has an interest in the weather, whether it's to check the prospects for a day out or to know when best to harvest a crop. The Earth's weather systems also provide some of the most dramatic forces of nature, from the vast release of energy in a lightning flash to the devastating impact...

Thanks to an ongoing revolution in the science of meteorology, we can now understand how extreme weather conditions arise, produce far more accurate forecasts, and know how to protect ourselves when dangerous conditions develop. The Science of Extreme Weather is your field guide to the worst that Earth’s atmosphere can inflict. In 24 exciting, informative, and potentially life-saving half-hour lectures aimed at weather novices and amateur forecasters alike, you gain a surprisingly powerful tool in the face of such overwhelming forces: knowledge.

In 1865 a broken Admiral Robert FitzRoy locked himself in his dressing room and cut his throat. His grand meteorological project had failed. Yet only a decade later, FitzRoy’s storm-warning system and ‘forecasts’ would return, the model for what we use today. In an age when a storm at sea was evidence of God’s great wrath, 19th-century meteorologists had to fight against convention and religious dogma.

Look up! When you look to the sky, do you wonder why the sun is so bright or why the clouds are white or why the sky is blue? Then Weather for Dummies is your resource to fuel your curiosity about the weather. It takes you on an exciting journey through the Earth's atmosphere and the ways it behaves. You'll get an overview of rain, sun, clouds, storms, and other phenomena.  

Bringing Up Bébé meets Last Child in the Woods in this lively, insightful memoir about a mother who sets out to discover if the nature-centric parenting philosophy of her native Scandinavia holds the key to healthier, happier lives for her American children.

If you are doing an RYA course or are simply seeking to gain a greater understanding of the weather, this audiobook edition of the RYA Weather Handbook (which covers the Northern and Southern Hemispheres) is full of practical and useful information on aspects such as theory, weather charts...

*WINNER of the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction 2023* **AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER** A stunning account of this century's most intense urban fire, and a panoramic exploration of the rapidly changing relationship between fire and humankind. In May 2016, Fort McMurray, Alberta, the hub of...

A thrilling introduction to the world of storms, told in the unmistakable voice of Hank Schyma. Over three decades of storm chasing, Hank Schyma has witnessed some of planet Earth’s most incredible weather shows. STORM brings together the very best of his work, featuring real life audio...

In this clear and straight new guide from the author of Grammar 101 and Weather 101, get a crash course in understanding the science behind weather and weather prediction. Weather is everywhere, and while it’s typically not thought about most of the time, it can get everyone’s attention in...

A hundred years. Thousands of women. One extraordinary pond. I have learned about peacocks and terrapins, giant cobras and booming widgeons; I have heard about celebrity spottings and al-fresco lovemaking and digestive biscuits. These things make up the history of the Ladies’ Pond, but they...

Brought to you by Penguin. From the bestselling author of Eating Animals and Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close - a brilliant, fresh take on climate change and what we can do about it Climate crisis is the single biggest threat to human survival. And it is happening right now. We all understand...

Eric Sloane's Weather Book is a timeless exploration of the fascinating world of weather. Through beautifully engaging explanations, Eric Sloane unravels the mysteries of the atmosphere, teaching listeners how to interpret clouds, winds, storms, and other natural phenomena. Blending meteorology, history, and practical wisdom, this book not only explains the science behind weather patterns but also invites listeners to develop a deeper appreciation for nature's rhythms.

We live at the bottom of an ocean of air - 5,200 million million tons, to be exact. It sounds like a lot, but Earth’s atmosphere is smeared onto its surface in an alarmingly thin layer - 99 percent contained within 18 miles. Yet, within this fragile margin lies a magnificent realm - at once gorgeous, terrifying, capricious, and elusive. With his keen eye for identifying and uniting seemingly unrelated events, Chris Dewdney reveals to us the invisible rivers in the sky that affect how our weather works and the structure of clouds and storms and seasons, the rollercoaster of climate.

What makes the English English? Is it their eccentricity, their passionate love (or, indeed, hatred) of Marmite – or is it something less easily defined? Beginning at the top of a muddy Gloucestershire slope at the Coopers Hill cheese-rolling contest and traversing a landscape of lawns and...

#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER Winner of the 2024 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing Winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize for Nonfiction Winner of the 2024 J.W. Dafoe Book Prize Winner of the 2024 Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize Winner of the 2024 Lane Anderson Award ...

What's in a cloud? What separates a tropical storm from a winter blizzard? And what exactly is El Niño? Elliot Rappaport, a professional captain of traditional sailing ships, has spent three decades at sea, where understanding weather could be the difference between life and death. In Reading the Glass, he offers a sailor's-eye view of the moving parts of our atmosphere and unveils the larger patterns it holds: global winds, storms, air masses, jet streams, and the longer arc of our climate.

This book uses a selection of fun true or false questions to get listeners thinking all about rain, snow, sun, wind, and more.

Chronicles the deadly flooding at Camp Mystic in 2025 that claimed the lives of campers and counselors, beginning with how events unfolded on that fateful night and concluding with the investigation into what caused this terrible disaster. With the force of Niagara Falls, the Hundred Year Flood...