Weather for Dummies.

by John D. Cox

Book Overview

Explore the world of weather with over 100 photos, maps, and illustrations! What's going on up there when the rain falls, when the wind blows, when the clouds roll in and the lightning flashes? How do hurricanes arise and where to tornadoes come from? Why do seasonal conditions sometimes vary so much from one year to the next? Our ways of life, our very existences depend on knowing the answers to questions like these. Economies have been wiped out,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764552430
• ISBN13: 9780764552434
• Release Date: October 2000
• Publisher: For Dummies
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.4" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Excellent, well written book.

This is a very well written book, informative and very easy reading. The author explains things in an easy to understand manner.

A Reader-Friendly Reference

Weather is a subject that everyone knows something about. However that's just where John Cox starts. So one knows about Doppler radar? How about polar orbiters? So one has always heard the expression "it's too cold to snow?" Is it really? Of course this is a reader-friendly book. But I will wager that it will soon turn into a handy reference book that is frequently pulled from the shelf.

Weather for Dummies

This is a great book for those of us interested more in the weather and less in stuffy meteorology. I now have an understanding of "relative humidity" and why a "dry heat" is more comfortable than humid heat. I now know where some weather proverbs come from, such as "Red sky at night, sailor's delight." (There's actually factual basis for this proverb.) This book makes a nice coffee table book, and it lends itself to casual reading. But if you're serious about the weather, you can get a lot from this book as well. There's a chapter on setting up your own weather instruments at home and keeping a weather diary. And the appendix lists a number of websites where you can learn even more about the weather. No more glib answers from me when someone says, "How about this weather?"

Great Book on Weather

Very good book on the topic. It gives a great description and count on how weather forms for example hurricanes like el nino. I am glad that dummies finally put out a book on weather. Nice job John D. Cox. It's good to see a new writer in this field!!