The Essential Book of Weather Lore

by Horvitz, Leslie Alan

• ISBN13: 9780762108572
• ISBN10: 0762108576
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-10-18
• Publisher: Readers Digest

Summary

Believe it or not, folklore and science have more in common than you might imagine. With The Essential Book of Weather Lore learn how you can... Predict the weather by peeling an onion or examining the bubbles in your coffee. Use plants as meteorological tools by watching how they open and close their flowers or turn their leaves "to show their backs" before rain. Foretell the next storm by observing your cat or dog. Grab for your umbrella it you hear a rooster crow at night....and more! Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 6
Seasons and Climate	p. 8
The Year Ahead	p. 10
Winter Folklore	p. 22
Spring Folklore	p. 26
Summer Folklore	p. 30
Autumn Folklore	p. 34
Cold Spells, Snow, and Hail	p. 38
Cold Spells	p. 40
Snow	p. 48
Frost and Hail	p. 62
Sunshine, Heat Waves, and Droughts	p. 68
Fair Weather	p. 70
Heat Waves	p. 82
Humidity	p. 88
Droughts	p. 90
Fog, Rain, Clouds, and Floods	p. 94
Fog	p. 96
Rain	p. 100
Clouds	p. 114
Floods	p. 126
Storms, Winds, and Tornadoes	p. 134
Storms	p. 136
Thunder and Lightning	p. 144
Winds	p. 152
Tornadoes	p. 162
Resources	p. 170
Index	p. 172
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