Weather for Dummies
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- Author：John D. Cox
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Summary
Weather For Dummies is probably the best book written for a general audience about the subject。 ―BILL GATES
Find out what's really going on when it seems like the sky is falling with Weather For Dummies
What exactly is happening when the wind blows， the clouds roll in， lightning flashes， and rain pours down？ How do hurricanes whip into a frenzy， and where do tornadoes come from？ Why do seasonal conditions sometimes vary so much from one year to the next？ The inner workings of the weather can be a mystery， but Dummies can help。 Packed with dozens of maps， charts， and stunning photographs of weather conditions， Weather For Dummies brings the science of meteorology down to earth， covering everything from weather basics to cloud types， seasonal differences， extreme weather events， climate change， and beyond。
You'll learn how to:
Predict the weather and prepare a forecast Use common weather terminology like a pro Identify different types of clouds Spot weather conditions that can lead to storms， hurricanes， tornadoes， and monsoons Observe fun weather phenomena like lightning， rainbows， sundogs， and haloes Talk about what impact weather has on the global ecosystem Get a handle on smog， the greenhouse effect， global warming， and other climate issues Featuring clear explanations and fun and easy activities you can do at home， you'll be ready - rain or shine - for the ever-changing skies above with Weather For Dummies。
Find out what's really going on when it seems like the sky is falling with Weather For Dummies
What exactly is happening when the wind blows， the clouds roll in， lightning flashes， and rain pours down？ How do hurricanes whip into a frenzy， and where do tornadoes come from？ Why do seasonal conditions sometimes vary so much from one year to the next？ The inner workings of the weather can be a mystery， but Dummies can help。 Packed with dozens of maps， charts， and stunning photographs of weather conditions， Weather For Dummies brings the science of meteorology down to earth， covering everything from weather basics to cloud types， seasonal differences， extreme weather events， climate change， and beyond。
You'll learn how to:
Predict the weather and prepare a forecast Use common weather terminology like a pro Identify different types of clouds Spot weather conditions that can lead to storms， hurricanes， tornadoes， and monsoons Observe fun weather phenomena like lightning， rainbows， sundogs， and haloes Talk about what impact weather has on the global ecosystem Get a handle on smog， the greenhouse effect， global warming， and other climate issues Featuring clear explanations and fun and easy activities you can do at home， you'll be ready - rain or shine - for the ever-changing skies above with Weather For Dummies。
Reviews
Trina
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First off， any book for dummies has gotta have pictures。 Weather is practically made for photography: Clouds！ Storms！ Rainbows！ Anything to break up the charts， graphs， and diagrams。。。 Except for the cover， the only photos in this book are grainy black & white shots🤦🏻♀️Second， Weather for Dummies is thick， heavy， and dense （350+pages！） Do we really need a section on “experiments & activities you can do at home”？🤷♀️Third， bad puns like “Hail of Fame”， “Putting on airs”， “Pressure-it’s a gas” do First off， any book for dummies has gotta have pictures。 Weather is practically made for photography: Clouds！ Storms！ Rainbows！ Anything to break up the charts， graphs， and diagrams。。。 Except for the cover， the only photos in this book are grainy black & white shots🤦🏻♀️Second， Weather for Dummies is thick， heavy， and dense （350+pages！） Do we really need a section on “experiments & activities you can do at home”？🤷♀️Third， bad puns like “Hail of Fame”， “Putting on airs”， “Pressure-it’s a gas” don’t help。 They might appeal to child readers but those of us dummies expecting the mysteries of weather to be revealed will find the wordplay less humorous。🙆🏽♀️ 。。。more
Denise
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This edition was published in 2000 so might have been dated in some ways but I no longer feel like a dummie when it comes to Weather！ My favorite part was learning about clouds and I've been using that knowledge every day when I'm outside。 I feel like I have a better grasp of things so if I watch a weather report I will now understand more about low and high pressure， winds， etc。 I wish they would change the title however-you aren't a dummie if you are trying to learn！ Maybe Weather for the Unin This edition was published in 2000 so might have been dated in some ways but I no longer feel like a dummie when it comes to Weather！ My favorite part was learning about clouds and I've been using that knowledge every day when I'm outside。 I feel like I have a better grasp of things so if I watch a weather report I will now understand more about low and high pressure， winds， etc。 I wish they would change the title however-you aren't a dummie if you are trying to learn！ Maybe Weather for the Uninitiated。。。。 。。。more
Harry
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A really excellent resource。 If it didn't have the stupid dummy comments sprinkled throughout it would be 5 stars。 Searching for e-books on weather I found only children's books and academic tomes for big bucks。 I just wanted to learn about weather in more detail。 Good book for that。 A really excellent resource。 If it didn't have the stupid dummy comments sprinkled throughout it would be 5 stars。 Searching for e-books on weather I found only children's books and academic tomes for big bucks。 I just wanted to learn about weather in more detail。 Good book for that。 。。。more
Michael Reilly
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Bill Gates recommended it as the best book to explain how weather works。 I thought it was OK。Cox covers a huge amount of territory。 Necessarily， as promised in the title， he is pretty superficial。 He tells us what happens with ocean currents or warm fronts or El Nino or cloud formation but he is very light on the why or the science behind it。 His goal seems to be to help you understand a weather report。 It is a noble but limited goal。The graphics are ok but not great。 Good graphics should be a p Bill Gates recommended it as the best book to explain how weather works。 I thought it was OK。Cox covers a huge amount of territory。 Necessarily， as promised in the title， he is pretty superficial。 He tells us what happens with ocean currents or warm fronts or El Nino or cloud formation but he is very light on the why or the science behind it。 His goal seems to be to help you understand a weather report。 It is a noble but limited goal。The graphics are ok but not great。 Good graphics should be a priority in this kind of books。 The graphics on how wind moves around the planet or what happens when a cold front meets a warm front are confusing and don't really explain what's going on。The problem is probably that I have a very little knowledge about weather and this book is aimed at someone who has no knowledge of weather。 I am surprised about Gates' recommendation since he has a good amount of knowledge about weather。 I suspect that this is what he thinks someone with no knowledge could use。 。。。more
Tanya
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*Recommended by Bill Gates as the best book to explain the link between climate change and current weather。
Lee Tyner
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MehI recently bought a 5-in-1 weather station and wanted to learn more。 I've enjoyed other Dummies books but found this one too sophomoric in humor and content。 I wanted more info。 about understanding the weather on my local news and in my backyard。 Thus， rather than Top Ten Disasters and sub tropical jet streams， I would have liked more on the basics。 Frankly， I considered giving it two stars。 MehI recently bought a 5-in-1 weather station and wanted to learn more。 I've enjoyed other Dummies books but found this one too sophomoric in humor and content。 I wanted more info。 about understanding the weather on my local news and in my backyard。 Thus， rather than Top Ten Disasters and sub tropical jet streams， I would have liked more on the basics。 Frankly， I considered giving it two stars。 。。。more
M_agunngh
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Bahasa riset di kemas dengan bahasa umum dan lebih enak dimengerti， fenomena cuaca sampe iklim di gambarkan dengan perumpamaan yang bakalan semua orang tahu。 its great。。。
Carol
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Wanted to know more about weather forecasting。 Very informative in an everyday way to understand。
Steffi De la montagne
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Easy to read， but also very informative。 A good start for those who want to learn more about the subject， with a touch of humor :）
David Roberts
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The book I read to research this post was Weather For Dummies by John D Cox which is an excellent book which I bought from kobo。 This book tells you all the basics of weather forecasting as well as looking at weather systems in general around the world。 A lot of it is focused on the weather in the USA and there isn't all that much on the weather in Europe which could be because they have a fairly mild climate。 Apparently in the North West Pacific is an area called Typhoon Alley which gets loads The book I read to research this post was Weather For Dummies by John D Cox which is an excellent book which I bought from kobo。 This book tells you all the basics of weather forecasting as well as looking at weather systems in general around the world。 A lot of it is focused on the weather in the USA and there isn't all that much on the weather in Europe which could be because they have a fairly mild climate。 Apparently in the North West Pacific is an area called Typhoon Alley which gets loads of hurricanes and the US protectorate of Guam is in this area。 In the USA in an area by the Gulf of Mexico which includes Texas & Kansas is an area called Tornado Alley。 Tornadoes are rare outside this area。 A lot of hurricanes come into the USA from the Atlantic & Pacific。 Thomas Jefferson was the 1st person to realise that hurricanes actually travel from 1 area to the next。 He couldn't understand why the hurricane didn't travel in the direction it was blowing。 We know now that there are strong winds in the upper atmosphere that direct the hurricane around。 These winds or thermals often blow at 100 MPH & in times of storms can reach 210 MPH。 They are caused by the change in temperature between the different parts of the atmosphere。 It's interesting that some of the biggest supercomputers in the world are used to predict the weather。 They often have huge amounts to process involving things like temperature measurements around the world and some of these supercomputers can simulate the complete weather system around the world。 。。。more
Joe
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Very helpful in explaining numerous different weather scenarios and why weather is what it is during certain times of the year。 Will make for a good reference too
K。D。 Sarge
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DNF。 Combination of dry writing and my busyness。
Scott Monster
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It's an ok book。 It's written for someone with some science background。 It's an ok book。 It's written for someone with some science background。 。。。more
Carolee
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A gift for my husband who insists on treating the Weather Channel just like every other regular channel 。。。 I hear it droning on & on & on from every corner of the house。
chris zabel
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I'm a weather freak and this book has everything I ever wanted to know without sitting in a classroom。 It makes me want to change my profession。 I'm a weather freak and this book has everything I ever wanted to know without sitting in a classroom。 It makes me want to change my profession。 。。。more
Chris
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this a good book for weather lovers。
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