Table of Contents

Contents: Introduction; Predicting the inevitable; Weather goes scientific; Cloud cover; The power of the Sun; Rain, rain; The white stuff; Hurricanes, cyclones and typhoons; Drought Tornadoes; Thunder and lightning; Weather from space; Challenging the climate; The wonder of weather.

About the Author

Brian Clegg is the best-selling author of numerous titles on popular science including 'Exploring the Universe', 'A Brief History of Infinity' and 'Ecologic' to name but a few. He lectures widely and has given sell-out lectures at the Royal Institution in London and at venues ranging from Oxford and Cambridge Universities to Cheltenham Festival of Science. He contributes to radio and television programs and is a popular speaker at schools.