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18 Miles - The Epic Drama of the Atmosphere and its Weather (Hardcover)
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18 Miles - The Epic Drama of the Atmosphere and its Weather (Hardcover)
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Loot Price R424
Discovery Miles 4 240
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Winner of the Science Writers and Communicators of Canada General
Audience award We live at the bottom of an ocean of air - 5,200
million million tons, to be exact. It sounds like a lot, but
Earth's atmosphere is smeared onto its surface in an alarmingly
thin layer. Shrink the earth to the size of a basketball and our
atmosphere would be as thick as a layer of food wrap - 99 percent
contained within 18 miles. Yet within this fragile margin lies a
magnificent realm - at once gorgeous, terrifying, capricious, and
elusive. 18 Miles is a kaleidoscopic and fact-filled journey
through our atmosphere and weather. Author Christopher Dewdney
reveals to us the invisible rivers in the sky that affect how our
weather works, and the rollercoaster of our climate. He details the
history of weather forecasting, looking at weather events from
ancient history to the present day, and introduces us to the
eccentric and determined pioneers of science and observation whose
efforts gave us the understanding of weather we have today.
Throughout history, humanity has been obsessed with the weather and
the atmosphere. We have been determined to find reliable ways to
predict our seemingly unpredictable weather, and in the 21st
century, faced with the challenges of climate change, it is more
important than ever that scientists are able to study our
atmosphere and work out how and why humanity has affected it. From
the roaring winds of Katrina to the frozen oceans of Snowball
Earth, 18 Miles provides an entertaining and in-depth look at the
very air we breathe.
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