USA Today Weather Book Book

	Foreword
	Introduction
1	USA's wild weather: Heat, cold, hurricanes, tornadoes, floods - the world's wildest weather	1
2	How the sun causes weather: Where the sun shines starts all weather	13
3	Why the winds blow: Air pressure differences put our weather on the move	31
4	Storms, fronts: The battleground of weather	47
5	What makes rain? Clouds, fog, rain, snow and sleet occur as water changes its form	63
6	Floods, droughts: The extremes of the Earth's natural water cycle	83
7	Snow and ice: An ordinary winter storm can turn into rain or a monster blizzard	97
8	Thunderstorms and tornadoes: They are among nature's most destructive forces	115
9	Hurricanes: Winds can top 150 mph, but the big danger is the storm surge	139
10	Sky watching: Clouds, rainbows, halos and contrails	163
11	How to predict the weather: How forecasts are made and how accurate they are	181
12	The future of Earth: Greenhouse effect and loss of ozone could be bringing bigger changes	197
	State-by-state records: Hottest, coldest, wettest and major weather events	219
	Glossary	222
	Index	226