Weather Gone Wild

Storms, Tornadoes, Hurricanes and the Power of the Atmosphere

von Etienne Psaila

220 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

The atmosphere may be invisible, but it is never still. Every breeze, cloud and raindrop is part of an enormous weather system powered by the Sun. Most of the time, this system brings ordinary changes in temperature, wind and rain. Under the right conditions, however, a small cloud can grow into a towering thunderstorm, rotating winds can tighten into a tornado, and clusters of storms over a warm ocean can become a vast hurricane. In Weather Gone Wild, readers will journey through the restless atmosphere to discover why air rises and sinks, how clouds and precipitation form, what creates lightning and thunder, and why some storms become exceptionally powerful. They will enter the rotating heart of a supercell, explore the eye of a hurricane and investigate heatwaves, droughts, blizzards, floods and atmospheric rivers. The book also reveals how meteorologists use satellites, radar, weather balloons and powerful computer models to forecast the weather-and why every forecast contains some uncertainty. It explains carefully how climate change is affecting extreme weather, separating firmly established evidence from questions scientists are still investigating. Serious, exciting and accessible, this second volume in the five-book Earth in Action series replaces frightening myths with scientific understanding. It shows that although humans cannot control the weather, knowledge, forecasting and preparation can help us meet its power with intelligence rather than fear.

• Reihe: Earth in Action
• Themen: Kinder, Jugendliche und Bildung Allgemeine Interessen Natur und Tiere Geologie, Klima und physikalische Welt
• ISBN: 9798901949429
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 20.07.2026
• Größe: 229 x 152 mm
• Verlag: PublishDrive