Weather Books

This is an excellent little book and the start of an excellent series. It covers the chronology of major weather events and also how measuring instruments came about. The glossary is extensive and includes more than the usual text, with lots of charts and photos. A quick read with tons of chronological data up to 2003 (second/revised edition).

Cinnamon & The April Shower is a bilingual (English/Spanish) picture book entertainingly written by Amy Crane Johnson, superbly illustrated by Robb Mommaerts, and translated by Eida de la Vega. It's spring and the forest is filled with newborn animals and reawakened plant life. Pearl Squirrel, Lewis Cardinal, Cheri Cardinal, and Cinnamon (a friendly black bear) engage in a flurry of activity with their woodland friends when Solomon Raven warns them to seek shelter and while explaining the importance of rain for animal and forest survival. Children ages 4 to 8 will be informed even as they are being entertaining with this carefully crafted book that is a "must" for school and community bilingual picture book library collections.

I loved this book! Fox reminds me of Alice Munro sometimes and Lorrie Moore other times. The characters are all disconnected and desperately trying to change that, and their stories are beautiful, wry, and moving. It was very moved by the book. Get it now!

I bought this book while writing my thesis about the New Madrid Earthquake Scare of 1990. Iben Browning, who co-authored this book with Nels Winkles, was crucified by the press and the "professional" scientists about his supposed earthquake prediction of a major quake along the New Madrid fault in 1990. Rather than being the crackpot depicted by the media... I discovered that Browning was a brilliant and gifted scientist with many discoveries and patents to his credit.. this book describes his theory of how climate change has affected history. Its a hard read but worthwhile.. it's some thing that should be studied more by the historical community.. by the way Browning thought that human caused "global warming" was pure bunk!! JH

"Everybody is always talking about the weather but nobody does anything about it." -Mark Twain.

This book gives a readable scientific account of the climate we live in. If global warming and other forms of climate change are a "natural" hazard, shouldn't we be even more worried about its consquences? A great read!

Bryant does a great job of describing the climate history of the earth along with the processes which have driven it. His discussion includes changes at the galactic, solar system, and planetary level. Evidence and uncertainties about greenhouse warming as well as potential effects of ozone depletion and nuclear winter. The final section of the book describes health effects of climate change including: droughts and hunger; warming and increase in disease vectors; ozone depletion and skin cancer, eye injury, and impacts on plants. Ample bibliographic data is presented. This is not a populist doomsday book but a valuable survey of the scientific knowledge on the subject.

This is a great book. It is written in a way that allows it to be read in any order. The editor has explained jargons in a parenthesis next to them when mentioning them for the first time to make sure that the uninitiated are not left in the cold. Suitable for reading for pro as well as newbies.

This book you can use to get a really good picture of what climate modelling really is. You should be somewhat into your studies and not a first year student. The book covers virtually every topic that is important if you want to build your own climate model. Do not try this, though; your PC cannot work with all the subsystems that are described in the volume. Following Schneiders 1982 book this is really guff!

I used this book as a reference to write a position paper on global warming for a graduate course in Environmental Science. Professor Lamb's book is a fascinating account of how climate has impacted human history. Originally published in 1982 the new edition (1995) includes material on global warming, atmospheric pollution, population growth, and implications for future climatic fluctuations. This is a one stop reference.

For grades 6 - 12
Each book in the Our Fragile Planet series focuses on the causes and effects of climate change and human impact on the atmosphere, biosphere, climate, geosphere, the natural environment, hydrosphere, oceans, and polar regions. Each fact-filled book includes photographs, charts, and graphs along with a glossary, an index, and references for further reading. The information found in this series will engage childrenâ(tm)s curiosity and provide them with a sense of stewardship.

This volume focuses on how climate works and the natural and human causes of climate change. It explains how scientists learn about the past and present climate and how scientists predict future climate change.The second section explains the visible effects of climate change and discusses climate change in the atmosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere. Finally, the author discusses a warmer future, explaining the future consequences of global warming and the "tipping point." The last section explains ways to approach the climate change problem. Readers consider the options humans have for responding to this challenge.

This thought-provoking book will make children and adults view our fragile planet in a new way. Written for students in grades 6 through 12, it could also be read by some elementary students. It would also be an excellent reference book for teachers. Teachers using differentiated instruction would find this book very useful.
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