I remember this guide as a bit over-wrought, splashed with lots of color that did not always add to the text. There was a lot about destructive weather incidents, and less than I expected about weather patterns, clouds, air masses and how weather and climate came to be. It was hard for me to read, hard to find the core of what weather and climate were all about, so I could have missed the parts that I had expected to find. Still, it was up to date with information for the late 1910s, though I can't recall climate change being much of a topic. ( )

Let's face it: weather is freakin' cool. I am totally fascinated with storms and this book explains them with the handy use of illustrations. Though the data may be a little out of date, it is still interesting to look at. ( )