The New Weather Book by Michael Oard

The New Weather Book by Michael Oard ISBN-13: 9780890518618 Hardcover: 96 pages Publisher: Master Books Released: April 1st 2015

Source: Bought.

Book Description, Modified from Goodreads:
- Did you know the hottest temperature ever recorded was 134° F (56.7° C) on July 10, 1913 in Death Valley, California?

- The highest recorded surface wind speed was in the May 3, 1999, Oklahoma tornado, measured at 302 mph (486 kph)!

- The most snow to fall in a one-year period is 102 feet (3,150 cm) at Mount Rainier, Washington, from February 19, 1971 to February 18, 1972!

From the practical to the pretty amazing, this book gives essential details into understanding what weather is, how it works, and how other forces that impact on it. Learn why storm chasers and hurricane hunters do what they do and how they are helping to solve storm connected mysteries. Discover what makes winter storms both beautiful and deadly, as well as what is behind weather phenomena like St. Elmo’s Fire.

Find important information on climate history and answers to the modern questions of supposed climate change. Get safety tips for preventing dangerous weather related injuries like those from lightning strikes, uncover why thunderstorms form, as well as what we know about the mechanics of a tornado and other extreme weather examples like flash floods, hurricanes and more. A fresh and compelling look at wild and awesome examples of weather in this revised and updated book in the Wonders of Creation series!


My Review:
The New Weather Book is an educational book about the weather aimed at homeschoolers. The author writes from a biblical (young earth creationist) viewpoint. The book has three levels of information for each chapter: I think that Level I is for grades five and six, level II is for grades seven and eight, and level III is for grades nine through eleven. The author started off by talking about how weather is created (temperature differences, Earth's rotation, etc.). He talked about the factors and technologies that go into making a weather forecast, the water cycle, the different types of clouds and how they form, warm fronts and cold fronts and how they interact, dewpoint, and fog. He explained what creates thunderstorms, lightning, thunder, hail, tornadoes, hurricanes, snow, sleet, and freezing rain. He also explained the differences between watches and warnings and provided safety tips for dealing with different weather situations. He ended by talking about climate changes in the past, different factors that might create global warming (not necessarily things humans can control, either), and the Genesis Flood and the Ice Age. There's a poster in the back that illustrates different types of severe weather. The book is full of amazing, full-color pictures. Overall, I'd recommend this is an interesting, informative book.


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