{"product_id":"new-zealands-wild-weather","title":"New Zealand's Wild Weather","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe drama of New Zealand's changeable weather. Are the events we are seeing due to our changing climate?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eA compelling, informative and highly illustrated series of investigations into the different types of weather events that occur in New Zealand. It covers the likes of cyclones, heat waves, snow and drought, recounting gripping eye witness accounts and explaining just what's going on behind them all. Popular natural history writer Gerard Hutching has found a range of people affected by diverse weather events over the decades and tells their stories, bringing these events to life - from a dairy farmer and his quad bike being lifted 5 metres into the air by a cyclone then dropped 100 metres away, to the fisheries inspector who survives a lightning strike. The science behind these extreme weather events is explained in simple accessible terms by the scientists from MetService. And behind it all lies the big question - are these events a result of climate change? Well-known climatologist Professor James Renwick sets the scene of our changing climate and how that interacts with the wild weather that we experience here in Aotearoa. Contents- Weather in a Changing Climate; Understanding the Weather; The Ocean and the Weather; Tropical Cyclones; Rain; Wind; Snow; Drought; Heatwaves; Storm Surge; Thunder and Lightning; Hail; Tornadoes; Fog; Frost.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNature and the natural world: general interest, Earth Sciences - Geography - Environment - Planning\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e256 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eH: 235mm W: 192mm Spine: 18mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeight: 798 grams\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41204914684054,"sku":"9780143775102","price":45.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/4978\/0118\/products\/9780143775102.jpg?v=1639212876","url":"https:\/\/www.tawabooksandpost.co.nz\/products\/new-zealands-wild-weather","provider":"Tawa Books \u0026 Post","version":"1.0","type":"link"}