Weather Whys: Facts, Myths, and Oddities by Paul Yeager (2010, Paperback)

Key Details
Author:	Paul Yeager
Language:	English
Publisher:	Perigee
Format:	Paperback
ISBN-10:	0399535705
ISBN-13:	9780399535703

Additional Details
Edition Number:	1

Size
Length:	212 pages
Height:	8.5 in
Width:	5.5 in
Thickness:	0.8 in
Weight:	7.2 oz

Publisher's Note
The myths, history, wives-tales, oddities, and wonders of a subject that comes up every day: the weather.

Weather enthusiasts (or just the weather-curious) will discover surprising facts, myths, and oddities in this fascinating book of useful (and sometimes useless) information. With his expertise as a meteorologist and editor, Paul Yeager takes readers on a journey through the curious world of weather, revealing myths and misconceptions, sharing weird phenomena, and explaining how weather has affected history. Readers will discover a host of fascinating weather facts, including:

Â?Which city is actually the windiest

Â?How the temperature affects tire pressure

Â?Why humidity makes hair go limp or frizzy

Â?Why a coming storm causes sore joints

Â?Why watering a garden after it rains is a good idea



A meteorologist and editor reveals the myths, misconceptions, oddities and weird phenomena of weather, and presents interesting facts including how temperature affects tire pressure, why humidity makes hair limp or frizzy and why a coming storm causes sore joints. Original.