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Thunder & Lightning: Weather Past, Present, Future

Lauren Redniss

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#1653 of 3,809 books · #177 in Science & Technology

Won the PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award (2016).

A howling wind, a thunderstorm, the beating sun – it's with the elements that nature shows its true force and wonder. In Thunder and Lightning, Lauren Redniss draws a new account of the weather. She has travelled from the frozen archipelagos of the Arctic Ocean to the 'absolute desert' of Atacama, Chile, to show us the elements at their most extreme. Along the way, through interviews and research, she has unearthed curious stories of exploration, savagery and coincidence – stories which show us how weather has shaped humanity, intervened in the course of history, and how mankind, in turn, has tried to bend the weather to its ends. A book of exquisite beauty, with each illustration etched and coloured by hand, Thunder and Lightning informs, charms and transports. A combination of art and cultural history, it will leave readers looking at the wind, the sun and the rain with new eyes.

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Publisher
Random House
ISBN-13
9781448128013
Topics
Weather and climateMeteorology historyHuman interaction with nature

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