Del Norte Public Library

Explains what causes weather, describes the climates of the world, and discusses how climates affect people, plants, and animals.

Learn to identify cloud formations and other weather phenomena. Discover how weather affects our health and well being, the economy, and the natural world. Weather Watching examines the latest research on climate change around the globe and discusses the mechanics and limitations of weather forecasting

Describes how the Earth's climate is being changed as a result of carbon emissions and offers a number of practical things that can be done every day to protect natural resouces and conserve energy.

"Through personal stories of mishap and adventure, historical vignettes, and scenic detours, professor Eli J. Knapp dissects eighteen critical forces that lie behind the earth's sixth extinction. Drawing from experiences across the globe, Knapp peeks into odd and overlooked corners of natural history, showing how ocean–going tortoises and ghost deer can both instruct and inspire. Full of humor, hope, and self–effacing scientific savvy, Knapp's...

An introduction to weather and climate.

Presents over sixty experiments exploring the mysteries of climate and weather.

Examines global warming and the greenhouse effect, changes in earth's climate since its formation, the effects of these changes, and whether anything can be done to reverse them.

From wild tornadoes to blinding blizzards, learn what makes our climate and weather work in this stunning visual guide. Fiercer hurricanes, hungrier wildfires, flash floods, and desertification are becoming a part of daily life as our climate shifts and changes. Weather covers the most important areas of this timely topic, delivering up-to-date expert information on everything from the water cycle to winds, cloud galleries, fog, and snow, and from...

As snowpocalypse descends once again, one temperamental weatherman is determined to set the record straight on the myths and misconceptions surrounding the elements. What is the difference between weather and climate? How do weather satellites predict the future? Can someone outrun a tornado? Does the rotation of the Earth affect wind currents? And does meteorology have anything to do with meteors? Stormin Norman Weatherby is gearing up to answer...