Come Rain or Shine: A Weather Miscellany

by StormDunlop (Author)

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  Hardcover
  2015

  $4.24

  Read on to discover...
  * The truth about upside-down rainbows.
  * The pioneers of meteorology - their instruments and inventions.
  * How to win a balloon race.
  * The largest raindrops ever recorded.
  * `Watermelon snow', `thundersnow' and `weather bombs'.
  * The ten main types of cloud and the different features of lightning.

  The weather is a subject that the British simply cannot leave alone, and for good reason - it's likely that for more than half the year they will experience at least three seasons in one day, so there's always plenty to talk about.

  This charming miscellany, as wide-ranging and unpredictable as the weather itself, is filled with curious historical facts, amazing statistics and fascinating anecdotes that will keep you entertained come rain or shine!