Description: A handy and well-illustrated guide to the natural history of the weather—how to understand it, how to predict it, and some peculiar facts and phenomena..  

Condition: Trade paperback in pictorial cover. Book is like new: clean, crisp, tightly bound, and unmarked throughout.

From the publisher’s promo: “An album of meteorological history, science, legend, and folklore

Throughout history, as farmer, sailor, hunter, and artist, humans have watched and worried about the weather. We have devised ways to observe it, to predict it, to protect ourselves from it, to take advantage of it. It plays a major role in the science and folklore of every culture.

Gary Lockhart's The Weather Companion is a fascinating compendium of meteorological facts and fables, from ancient myths to the latest research, from the rain forests to the desert regions. You'll learn about the meteorology of Noah's flood; methods of forecasting; the behavior of weather cycles; weather predictors such as the thickness of corn husks, the height of saw grass, and the behavior of animals; weather prophets; and much more. Gary Lockhart reveals what makes rain "smell," how natural barometers work, and the long history of weather fish, once kept to predict rain, and revived during China's Cultural Revolution. You'll even learn the best time to go fishing!

Beautifully illustrated, captivating and original, The Weather Companion is a delightful experience for all ages. Your skies and sunsets will never be the same.”

Biographical Note: Gary Lockhart is a chemist, process engineer, and weather hob-byist whose meteorological research has taken him to major university libraries all over the West.

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