Full-color photography and illustrationsDetails seasonal events, from Nor'easters and northern lights to fire whirls and tornadoesSidebars dive into fascinating facts, quirky phenomena, historic weather events, myths, and moreWritten by self-professed weather geek Dennis Mersereau,The Skies Aboveis designed to inspire equal parts amazement and curiosity. Accessible science, illuminating illustrations, and stunning photography bring the meteorological world to life. From basics such as weather fronts and types of precipitation to more unusual occurrences like polar vortexes, meteor showers, solar eclipses, and the spectacular mammatus clouds that signify a supercell thunderstorm, Mersereau tracks key phenomena across the seasons and demystifies celestial events visible to the naked eye but still enigmatic to most. He also delves into how climate change affects weather, forecasts, and other events, such as devastating wildfires and historic...