Extraordinary Clouds

By Richard Hamblyn
Publisher: David and Charles
ISBN – 13:978-07153-3281-8
ISBN – 10:0-7153-3281-3

For those of us living in Northern climes, clouds are usually bad news. They tend to soak us at the worst possible moment and block sunshine for days on end. For a soaring pilot, they can signal the presence of thermal lift while even the biggest jets give wide berth to towering cumulonimbus. Love them or hate them, they are part of the atmosphere in which we all live and work.
It is impossible not to notice the beauty and variety of the clouds that adorn the skies throughout the year and who has not seen the odd dragon or Phoenix shape in their ever changing shapes?
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Richard Hamblyn’s book “Extraordinary Clouds”, richly illustrated with beautiful color photos of atmospheric phenomena, takes us on a journey of once-in-a-lifetime sights collected from all over the world. “All of them remind us, in the most dramatic way, of the sublime beauty in our skies.” – says Gavin Pretor-Pinney of the Cloud Appreciation Society.
Whether you buy it for yourself or as a present, this book (produced in association with the UK Met Office) is a gem that belongs on every bookshelf.

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