Product Description

A practical guide to observing, measuring and understanding the weather, aimed at those who enjoy the outdoors. It can also be used as an aid to planning holidays in the UK and abroad with the country-by-country climate guides and statistics, along with in-depth explanations of global weather patterns. It includes easily accessible information on how to interpret weather signs and guidance on measuring and recording the weather. It takes a detailed, factual and balanced look at the implications of environmental issues currently in the headlines, such as the greenhouse effect, global warming, El Nino and the ozone layer.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #738101 in Books
• Published on: 2000-02-14
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 192 pages

Customer Reviews

Best of the Weather Guidebooks
Many books on this subject waffle and substitute the naming of cloud-types for actually explaining meteorology, but not this one. Densely packed with information, this book is essentially a primer course in meteorology. Not that the language used is too technical for the lay reader, for it is not.

Combining discussion of weather systems, forecasting methods and world-wide typical weather statistics, this deserves to be the first-stop reference for anyone interested in meteorology.