By John A. Day Publisher: Sterling Publishing Co., Inc. New York ISBN-1-4027-2813-1 Oh no… another book about clouds! I can almost hear you say but hey, why not? Clouds are all around us, you can tell the weather by them (did you know that cloud-types from and dissipate in a precise sequence before and after weather… Continue reading The Book of Clouds
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The Cloudspotter’s Guide
By Gavin Pretor-Pinney Publisher: Hodder and Stoughton ISBN – 978-0-340-89590-0 OK, we have all had to study meteorology and get to practice the art of living with weather every day. The shape and color of clouds tells volumes to a pilot or air traffic controller and they will act accordingly. So, we might say, we… Continue reading The Cloudspotter’s Guide
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… Continue reading Extraordinary Clouds