Weather and Climate is a brand new series that explores what causes our weather - why the world's weather is constantly changing, why different countries have different weather patterns, how meteorologists forecast weather and the effect the weather has on our lives. Extreme Weather examines the dramatic and destructive effects of storms, tornadoes, hurricanes, blizzards, droughts and floods. It looks at what lied behind these catastrophic events and how they can be predicted so that their impact is minimized.
Author Biography
Terry Jennings is a former teacher and university lecturer who has written more than 200 books on geography, science, wildlife and the environment. The consultant, Steve Watts, is a principal lecturer at the University of Sunderland and a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. He has acted as a consultant on a wide range of geography books for children.
