"The Heat Will Kill You First is about the extreme ways in which our planet is already changing. It is about why spring is coming a few weeks earlier and fall is coming a few weeks later and the impact that will have on everything from our food supply to disease outbreaks. It is about what will happen to our lives and our communities when typical summer days in Chicago or Boston go from 90� F to 110�F. A heatwave, Goodell explains, is a predatory...

Rain is water falling from clouds. What makes rain? Water vapor rises into the sky. Droplets come together to form clouds. The weight of a great many droplets coming together causes them to fall to earth as raindrops. This is a cycle that never ends. All plant and animal life must have water to survive. From drizzle to downpour, here is information on different kinds of rain and how to prepare if a storm is approaching.

An introduction to the meteorological optical phenomenon called a rainbow.

Describes numerous aspects of weather, including the atmosphere, weather systems, winds, clouds, precipitation, extreme weather such as blizzards, tornadoes, and hurricanes, weather lore, meteorology, global climate, and climate change, and contains hundreds of color photos and diagrams.

Illustrations and easy-to-read text celebrate all of the different kinds of snow, from the snow that melts as soon as it hits the ground to packable "Snowman Snow."

This provides an easy-to-read introduction for newcomers to the subject of meteorology, while providing a sufficient level of detail to prove useful to those who also have a basic understanding of the subject.

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. From the weather you face each day to the glory of rainbows and lightning and the drama of tornadoes, solar storms, and monsoons, Michael Bright explores: - How clouds develop - What makes the wind blow - Why no two snowflakes...

A renowned scientist takes us through the devastating and unprecedented events of Hurricane Sandy, using it to explain our planet's changing climate, and what we need to do to protect ourselves and our cities for the future. Was Hurricane Sandy a freak event-or a harbinger of things to come? Was climate change responsible? What connects the spiraling clouds our satellites saw from space, the brackish water that rose up over the city's seawalls,...