Encyclopedia of the Weather

Humankind has always had an uneasy relationship with the weather and climate. In the earliest times, man lived in fear of his environment, unable to comprehend its true nature, ascribing those things he could not understand to some unseen, all-powerful pantheon of Gods. Today we benefit from the work of all the inventors who have contributed to the science of meteorology. This oversized encyclopedia examines the A to Z of weather features, the environment, and climate. It looks at man's impact on the environment, at the extremes of weather, at the science of forecasting, and attempts at weather control. Color photos.