Table of Contents

Introduction Blue Skies, Becoming Overcast Showers at First, Rain Later Poor Visibility A Cold Snap Weather Warning Atmospheric Optics The Outlook for Today Changing Climes Index

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About the Author

Author, translator, editor, consultant and photographer, Storm Dunlop has had many books published on the subjects of meteorology and astronomy in several countries. He is a visiting Research Fellow at the University of Sussex and a Fellow of both the Royal Astronomical Society and the Royal Meteorology Society. Storm is a guest lecturer at University College Chichester and has given lectures and talks on all aspects of astronomy and meteorology, at various levels, to a wide range of groups and societies, including overseas.Sir Chris Bonington is one of the world s most renowned and successful mountaineers. He has experienced much of our planet s extreme weather during his distinguished career, which includes climbing Everest four times.