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What's The Weather?: Clouds, Climate, and Global Warming

Hardback

Main Details

Title What's The Weather?: Clouds, Climate, and Global Warming
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Fraser Ralston
By (author) Judith Ralston
SeriesProtect the Planet
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:72
Dimensions(mm): Height 284,Width 224
Category/GenreMeteorology and climatology
Global warming
ISBN/Barcode 9780241459508
ClassificationsDewey:551.6
Audience
General
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational
Children / Juvenile

Publishing Details

Publisher Dorling Kindersley Ltd
Imprint DK Children
Publication Date 7 January 2021
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Learn what's going on inside clouds, why we have heatwaves, and how climates have changed through time in this book all about wild and wonderful weather. See how snowflakes and lightning storms form and learn the real effects of climate change in this kids book about weather. At a time when extreme weather is becoming more and more common, get clued up on the science behind it. Learn about all kinds of weather and marvel at how powerful it can be. Discover what the weather was like when the Earth was born and what it could be like in the future. Find out how weather is predicted and take a look at some of the inventions that measure it. This eco-focused book is packed with facts and illustrations showing how weather forms, the ways in which it changes over time, and how we can use its power.

Author Biography

Judith Ralston Judith Ralston has been a BBC weather presenter since 2002, and is a well-known news personality with over 25,000 followers on Twitter. In 2017, she was voted the UK's third most popular weather presenter, in a poll by the Radio Times. Judith lives in Scotland with her husband Fraser Ralston, a meteorologist. Fraser Ralston Fraser Ralston is a chartered meteorologist, whose work has included studying the weather in Antarctica.