The secret world of weather : how to read signs in every cloud, breeze, hill, street, plant, animal, and dewdrop Cover Image

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The secret world of weather : how to read signs in every cloud, breeze, hill, street, plant, animal, and dewdrop / Tristan Gooley ; illustrations by Neil Gower.

Gooley, Tristan, (author.). Gower, Neil, (illustrator.).

Summary:

"A guide to uncovering the mysteries of weather using close observation-decoding the ever-shifting alchemy of heat, water, and air to understand how it shapes our cities, woods, and hills"-- Provided by publisher.

Why do pine cones close up in high humidity? Can perching birds tell you the direction of the wind? Gooley shows you how to "read" nature in order to detect what the weather is doing-- and predict what's coming. You'll discover distinct microclimates as you walk through the woods or down a city street. And once you can read the forecast in clouds, plants, and sunbeams, you might even delete your weather app! -- adapted from back cover

Record details

ISBN: 9781615197545
ISBN: 1615197540
Physical Description: 373 pages, [16] unnumbered plates : illustrations ; 22 cm
Publisher: New York, New York : The Experiment, 2021.
Copyright: ©2021

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction -- Two worlds -- The secret laws -- The talk of the skies -- Who changed the air? -- How to feel the wind -- Dew and frost -- Rain -- A bloodhound in the woods -- Hail and snow -- Fog -- Cloud secrets -- Thirsting for signs: an interlude -- The local winds -- The trees -- Plants, fungi, and lichens -- The hoodoos: an interlude -- The city -- The coast -- The animals -- Storms -- The celestial and the sublime -- Our weather.