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The Skies Above: Storm Clouds, Blood Moons, and Other Everyday Phenomena

Dennis Mersereau

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"The Skies Above explains nearly any and everything weather-related...enlightening and a worthwhile source" -- Portland Book Review

2022 National Outdoor Book Award Silver Medalist in Nature/Environment

  • Full-color photography and illustrations
  • Details seasonal events, from Nor'easters and northern lights to fire whirls and tornadoes
  • Sidebars dive into fascinating facts, quirky phenomena, historic weather events, myths, and more
Written by self-professed weather geek Dennis Mersereau, The Skies Above is designed to inspire equal parts amazement and curiosity. Accessible science, illuminating illustrations, and stunning photography bring the meteorological world to life. From basics such as weather fronts and types of precipitation to more unusual occurrences like polar vortexes, meteor showers, solar eclipses, and the spectacular mammatus clouds that signify a supercell thunderstorm, Mersereau tracks key phenomena across the seasons and demystifies celestial events visible to the naked eye but still enigmatic to most. He also delves into how climate change affects weather, forecasts, and other events, such as devastating wildfires and historic hurricanes churning across the Atlantic Ocean.

The Skies Above provides readers with a deeper understanding of the processes and events that fill our skies, which not only soothes the anxiety produced by raucous storms, but instills a stronger and more meaningful appreciation of the beauty of days both stormy and calm.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Mountaineers Books
  • Publish Date: Mar 18th, 2022
  • Pages: 232
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 8.60in - 6.90in - 0.60in - 1.20lb
  • EAN: 9781680515558
  • Categories: • Star Observation• Weather• Space Science - Astronomy

About the Author

Mersereau, Dennis: - Dennis Mersereau enjoys all types of atmospheric tantrums, from powerful thunderstorms to heavy snow. After studying meteorology in college, he went off to write for the Washington Post's Capital Weather Gang and Gawker's weather vertical, The Vane, as well as for Popular Science, Mental Floss, Forbes, and The Weather Network. He also teamed up with survival experts to write The Extreme Weather Survival Manual (Outdoor Life, 2015). He lives in North Carolina. Find him online at damweather.com or on Twitter @wxdam.

Praise for this book

Comprehensive and informative, exceptionally well written and organized, 'The Skies Above: Storm Clouds, Blood Moons, and Other Everyday Phenomena' provides readers with insights and understandings of the processes and events that are in the atmosphere...which not only reduces anxiety produced by raucous storms by understanding what is happening and why, but instills a stronger and more meaningful appreciation of the beauty of days both stormy and calm weather.-- "Midwest Book Review"
A fun and readable overview of what we can observe by looking up. It covers everyday weather, major meteorological phenomena and astronomy. It's a comprehensive go-to guide, perfect for a summer evening or camping trip.--Matthew Miller "The Nature Conservancy's Cool Green Science"
The Skies Above explains nearly any and everything weather-related.... I found the book enlightening and a worthwhile source to have accessible when I see a cloud that I can't identify or wonder about how the wind works and its effect on our daily weather. The illustrations are the right amount in quantity, the quality is bright and detailed, and they enhance the book overall.--Rachel Dehning "Portland Book Review"
[The Skies Above] explores what everyday phenomena can tell us about the weather--and how climate change is altering the norms.-- "Sierra"
This is the sort of book that you can page through time and time again and always find something new and fascinating. The title says it all. It is about the skies and what you see when you look up. The author guides you through each of the seasons and the science behind thunderstorms, blizzards, tornadoes, hurricanes, rainbows, and much more. It's a first-rate reference book, perfect for any outdoor lover's library.-- "National Oudoor Book Award Judges"