Spencer Christian's Weather BookFrom the popular Good Morning America weatherman, this is the complete source book for fascinating information about everyone's favorite topic of conversation. A wealth of facts and folklore cover the climatic history of the Earth, how storms and other weather patterns are formed, and global issues such as ozone depletion and the greenhouse effect. Line drawings. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
A Weather History of Earth | 5 |
Our Sun | 13 |
Copyright | |
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