Atmosphеrе: A Sciеntific History of Air, Wеаthеr, аnd Climаtе (Discovеring thе Eаrth)
Publisher: Fаcts on Filе
Number of Pages: 242
Published: 2009-02-28
List price: $39.95
People have been at the mercy of weather since they first learned to cultivate plants and raise domesticated animals. A single hailstorm can destroy a crop. Alternatively, enough rain at the right time mixed with sun will ripen plants and create an abundant harvest. Because it is a matter of life and death, people have tried to understand weather patterns throughout history. Interesting theories of weather phenomena have since evolved from the notion that supernatural beings were attributed to atmospheric conditions and could bring suffering and death. The scientific study of the atmosphere wa...