An introduction to the world of weather including hands-on experiments and projects for all the family.

Explains the science behind droughts, discussing how, why, and where they occur, describing how global climate change might affect the severity of droughts, and looking at serious droughts in the past.

Explains the science behind floods, discussing how, why, and where they occur, considering the cost of floods, and looking at significant floods of the past.

Explains the science behind blizzards, discussing how, why, and where they occur, showing how they differ from ordinary snowstorms, and looking at some of the most significant blizzards of the past.

Presents an overview of hurricanes, tornadoes, droughts, blizzards, floods, and other types of dangerous weather; provides a time line of catastrophic weather events from c. 3200 B.C. to 1997; features a chronology of meteorological discovery; and includes weather experiments that may be performed at home.

Examines the earth that provides sustenance and support--the planet earth, the earth's surface, the living earth, and the industrial earth.

Text and illustrations, diagrams, tables, and charts present information on such topics as surface features of Earth, weather and climate, natural resources, and environmental problems.