The Pocket Book of Weather: Entertaining and Remarkable Facts About Our Weather

What makes the wind blow? How do clouds form? Why are no two snowflakes alike? This entertaining and informative book answers these and many other meteorological questions. With some 3,000 fascinating facts and figures, it illuminates the workings of phenomena such as sandstorms, avalanches, monsoons, rainbows and tornadoes; and it explains how the weather shapes our planet and affects all our lives.