Windswept : the story of wind and weather / Marq de Villiers.

Windswept : the story of wind and weather / Marq de Villiers.

0802714692
9780802714695

New York : Walker, 2006.

New York : Distributed to the trade by Holtzbrinck Publishers

English

viii, 344 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm

QC931 .D48 2006

551.51/8

Although sometimes destructive, wind is one of the elements that make life possible. Wind warms the higher latitudes and moderates the equatorial regions, and carries evaporated moisture from the oceans to the land. Even hurricanes are an essential part of the planet's self-regulatory system. This book is the story of humankind's long struggle to understand wind and weather, from the wind gods of ancient times to early discoveries of the dynamics of air movement to high-tech schemes to control hurricanes. Author de Villiers explains the science of wind and presents personal stories of people's encounters with gales and storms, including his own. Although we have made great strides in understanding how wind affects weather, there is much left to learn about how global warming and pollution may impact wind. The stakes are high because, clearly, anything that affects the winds eventually affects human life.--From publisher description.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [333]-334) and index.

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