Product Description

A rare and deadly twister rips through parts of Oregon and Washington. Haboobs strip paint off cars in Arizona. A dramatic two-hour temperature gyration from 4??F to 54??F and then back to 4??F breaks plate-glass windows in Spearfish, South Dakota. Most of the wildness of the western frontier may have gone the way of the buffalo, but weather, as meteorologist Tye Parzybok illustrates in Weather Extremes of the West, is still a wild beast. From the windswept High Plains to the mossy Pacific Coast, weather runs rampant flooding, burning, and blowing its way across the western landscape. Parzybok highlights the West s most notorious historical weather events in easily understood prose, with photographs, figures, and satellite images to explain the workings of the West s most unique, and regularly occurring, weather phenomena. With a multitude of statistics and scientific information, he explains what is causing the Salt Lake basin s lake stink, how wide-open spaces influence Texas s fearsome windstorms called Blue Northers, and why Albuquerque s box effect draws balloonists from around the world. Both meteorologists and weather junkies will find Weather Extremes illuminating and entertaining.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #878613 in Books
• Published on: 2004-11-15
• Released on: 2004-11-15
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 281 pages

Customer Reviews

An exciting survey of meteorology and weather oddities
From twisters to Haboobs and quick, sudden changes in temperature which can break windows, wild weather is still with us, though tamer than in centuries past. Meteorologist Tye Parzybok covers weather extremes and their results in the West, presenting rainfall and temperature averages, case histories of sudden and extreme weather results, and insights into the science of forecasting and prediction processes. From disastrous Santa Ana wind effects to maps and microclimate oddities, WEATHER EXTREMES OF THE WEST is an exciting survey of meteorology and weather oddities.

Couldn't Put It Down!
This is a fascinating book! Everyone's interested in the weather and this book is packed full of weather in a big way. From the amazing stories to the great photos you can open to any page and be there an hour before you know what happened. This is NOT a book you read at night to put you to sleep!

Weather Extremes of the West
Great photos and very informative text. Well written with weather enthusiasts in mind, but without being too overwhelming or redundant. If you are in to weather extremes, you'll find yourself captivated and reading every page like a good mystery novel - you can't put it down! An exciting read.