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Kevin Hile is an author and editor who has contributed to books on a wide range of subjects. His articles have been included in titles such as Animal Rights, Cesar Chavez, Dams and Levees, and The Trial of Juveniles as Adults. He lives in Mason, Michigan.
| Introduction | p. vii |
| Acknowledgments | p. x |
| Index | p. 309 |
| Weather Fundamentals | p. 1 |
| Terms to Know | |
| Organizations | |
| Measurements | |
| Early Weather History | |
| The Seasons | |
| The Atmosphere | p. 25 |
| Atmosphere Basics | |
| Air and Air Pressure | |
| Layers of the Atmosphere | |
| The Ozone Layer | |
| Wind | |
| Wind Storms | |
| Heat and Cold | |
| Measuring Temperature | |
| Heat | |
| Cold | p. 59 |
| Clouds and Precipitation | p. 83 |
| Clouds | |
| Precipitation | |
| Humidity | |
| Floods | |
| Ice, Snow, Hail, and Frost | |
| Stormy Weather | p. 117 |
| Blizzards and Avalanches | |
| Hurricanes, Monsoons, and Tropical Storms | |
| Floods | |
| Tornadoes | |
| Atmospheric Phenomena | |
| Lightning | |
| Thunder and Thunderstorms | |
| Rainbows and Other Colorful Phenomena | p. 159 |
| Geography, Oceanography, and Weather | |
| Plate Tectonics | |
| Rain, Ice, and Geography | |
| Volcanoes | |
| Geography, Oceanography and Weather | p. 185 |
| Ocean Currents | |
| Weather In Space | |
| The Moon | |
| The Sun | |
| Sunspots and Solar Activity | |
| The Magnetic Field | |
| Van Allen Belts | |
| Neutrinos | |
| Cosmic Rays | |
| Meteors, Meteorites, Asteroids, and Comets | p. 205 |
| Humanity And The Weather | p. 235 |
| Humanity's Impact | |
| General Pollution Facts | |
| Facts | |
| Air Pollution | |
| Water Pollution | |
| Radiation | |
| Climate Change | |
| Climate Basics | |
| Ice Ages | |
| Global Warming | p. 257 |
| Modern Meteorology | |
| Forecasting | |
| Radar | |
| Satellites | |
| Careers in Meteorology | p. 283 |
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