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Weather
An Illustrated History: From Cloud Atlases to Climate Change
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Andrew Revkin, strategic adviser for environmental and science journalism at the National Geographic Society and former senior climate reporter at ProPublica, presents an intriguing illustrated history of humanity's evolving relationship with Earth's dynamic climate system and the wondrous weather it generates.
Colorful and captivating, Weather: An Illustrated History hopscotches through 100 meteorological milestones and insights, from prehistory to today's headlines and tomorrow's forecasts. Bite-sized narratives, accompanied by exciting illustrations, touch on such varied topics as Earth's first atmosphere, the physics of rainbows, the deadliest hailstorm, Groundhog Day, the invention of air conditioning, London's Great Smog, the Year Without Summer, our increasingly strong hurricanes, and the Paris Agreement on climate change.
Written by a prominent and award-winning environmental author and journalist, this is a groundbreaking illustrated book that traces the evolution of weather forecasting and climate science.

- Andrew Revkin - Author
- Lisa Mechaley - Author
Kindle Book
- Release date: May 20, 2018
OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9781454932451
- Release date: May 20, 2018
EPUB ebook
- ISBN: 9781454932451
- File size: 31467 KB
- Release date: May 20, 2018
Andrew Revkin, strategic adviser for environmental and science journalism at the National Geographic Society and former senior climate reporter at ProPublica, presents an intriguing illustrated history of humanity's evolving relationship with Earth's dynamic climate system and the wondrous weather it generates.
Colorful and captivating, Weather: An Illustrated History hopscotches through 100 meteorological milestones and insights, from prehistory to today's headlines and tomorrow's forecasts. Bite-sized narratives, accompanied by exciting illustrations, touch on such varied topics as Earth's first atmosphere, the physics of rainbows, the deadliest hailstorm, Groundhog Day, the invention of air conditioning, London's Great Smog, the Year Without Summer, our increasingly strong hurricanes, and the Paris Agreement on climate change.
Written by a prominent and award-winning environmental author and journalist, this is a groundbreaking illustrated book that traces the evolution of weather forecasting and climate science.

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Publisher:
Union Square & Co.
Kindle Book
Release date: May 20, 2018
OverDrive Read
ISBN: 9781454932451
Release date: May 20, 2018
EPUB ebook
ISBN: 9781454932451
File size: 31467 KB
Release date: May 20, 2018
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Creators
- Andrew Revkin - Author
- Lisa Mechaley - Author
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Formats
Kindle Book
OverDrive Read
EPUB ebook
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Languages
English
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