Photographs and text depict different aspects of weather and how it is forecast.

Describes dangerous and destructive weather conditions around the world, such as thunderstorms, tornadoes, hurricanes, lightning, hail, and drought with photographs, historical background, and legends.

In The Weather Machine, Andrew Blum takes readers on a journey to understand how the weather forecast works. He visits old weather stations and watches new satellites blast off. He follows the dogged efforts of scientists to create a supercomputer model of the atmosphere and traces the history of the algorithms that power their work. Our tools allow us to predict weather more accurately than ever, yet we haven't learned to trust them. Nor can we...

"What is a powerful weather tool? Our eyes! Readers uncover weather patterns like why its warmer in the afternoon than the morning, how low pressure impacts rain, and more!"--

Discusses such elements of weather as clouds, wet air, frost, ice, wind, and air pressure. Includes some projects.

Photographs and text depict different aspects of weather and how it is forecast.

Simple text and photographs introduce beginning readers to the characteristics of wind.