Written by The Times weather correspondent, this complete guide to the record-breaking weather in the British Isles is the first to bring together all the extreme weather events recorded since records began—from the wettest day ever recorded (279mm in Dorset in 1955) to the coldest ever (intriguingly the same temperature 100 years apart in 1895 and 1995). But it is not only the extremes that are interesting, each season in itself is equally fascinating (the warmest winter being particularly relevant in these days of climate change). The book is subdivided into the four seasons, with details of every record within that season, so you will be able to find the warmest January since records began (1916) along with details of the second warmest (2008). If you ever wondered why Selsey Bill has had the highest number of tornados in the U.K. and why they occur in the summer, or where the deadliest avalanche happened, this is the book to tell you.

Since Records Began: The Highs and Lows of Britain's Weather

Science & Math

Simons, Paul.

Earth Sciences

Harpercollins Pub, Ltd.

Weird Weather

Reports on strange weather phenomena, including showers of frogs and fish, ball lightning, giant hailstones, and deadly floods

Little,Brown & Co

The weather goes deep into our consciousness with songs, proverbs and old wives' tales to support our obsession. It affects everyday patterns of work and leisure, holidays and health, our industry and economy and even matters of life and death. Accompanying a BBC1 series, this book explores how the weather works and how the Meteorological Office can predict short-term and long-term weather patterns. It shows how extremes of weather, such as the 1976 drought and the 1987 hurricane, can occur, and what effects they have on people's lives. It discusses myths such as "red sky at night" and examines their accuracy, and looks at weather freaks such as frogs and huge blocks of ice falling out of the clear skies. The text is supported by illustrations and statistics.

Weather Watch

Moss, Stephen

Nature & Ecology

Bbc Pubns

Aesthetically pleasing though plants are in the home or office, they can seem hard to look after, with many turning brown or dying soon after they are bought. On top of television sets, in cold draughts or dry air or in swings of temperature, they are far removed from their often exotic natural surroundings.

Potted Histories: How to Make House Plants Feel at Home

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Ruthven, John

Gardening & Landscape Design

The Action Plant: Movement and Nervous Behaviour in Plants

Blackwell Pub.

Lecithin: The Fat Fighter

Thorsons Publishers, Ltd.

Garlic: The Powerful Panacea

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Alternative Medicine

HarperCollins Publishers, Ltd

Lecithin: The Cholesterol Controller

Harpercollins

Garlic: The Healing Herb

Medical Books

Frogs and fish raining down from the sky, giant ice bombs crashing into houses, cities floating in the sky, people glowing, a blue moon—the weather is much weirder than the forecasters make out it out to be. In this fascinating anthology, Paul Simons presents firsthand accounts of incidents that have baffled scientists and meteorologists alike. And as we face the most severe climate warming since Roman times, and with a changing landscape and the spread of new disease, the future promises to be even stranger. From survivors' accounts of being struck by lightning to murders induced by hot winds, Weird Weather is an astonishing compendium of bizarre weather phenomena.

Sports & Outdoors

Little, Brown Book Group

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