Why the Weather?Harcourt, Brace, 1924 - 310 pages |
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Page 89 - He answered and said unto them, "When it is evening ye say, 'It will be fair weather; for the sky is red.
Page 50 - When the wind sets In from points between east and northeast and the barometer falls steadily a storm Is approaching from the south or southwest, and Its center will pass near or to the south...
Page 83 - The distant hills are looking nigh ; How restless are the snorting swine ! The busy flies disturb the kine, Low o'er the grass the swallow wings ; The cricket, too, how...
Page 84 - Quits mutton bones on grass to feast ; And see yon rooks, how odd their flight ! They imitate the gliding kite, And seem precipitate to fall, As if they felt the piercing ball.
Page 83 - Last night the sun went pale to bed, The moon in halos hid her head ; The boding shepherd heaves a sigh, For see ! a rainbow spans the sky.
Page 6 - Who has seen the wind ? Neither I nor you: But when the leaves hang trembling, The wind is passing through. Who has seen the wind ? Neither you nor I : But when the trees bow down their heads, The wind is passing by.
Page 83 - Loud quack the ducks, the peacocks cry, The distant hills are looking nigh; How restless are the snorting swine! The busy flies disturb the kine; Low o'er the grass the swallow wings ; The cricket, too, how sharp he sings ! Puss on the hearth, with velvet paws...
Page 50 - When the wind sets in from points between east and northeast and the barometer falls steadily, a storm is approaching from the south or southwest, and its center will pass near or to the south or east of the observer within 12 to 24 hours, with wind shifting to northwest by way of norih. The rapidity of the storm's approach and its intensity will be indicated by the rate and the amount of the fall in the barometer.
Page 126 - ... drops a little as the sun is obscured by the clouds, but the sultriness and oppressiveness remain as before. The thundershower comes nearer, and the big cumulus clouds with sharp outlines rise like domes and turrets one above the other. Perhaps the loftiest summits are capped with a fleecy, cirruslike veil which extends out beyond them. If seen from the side, the familiar anvil form of the cloud mass is noticed. Just beneath the thunderheads is the narrow, turbulent, blue-drab squall cloud. The...
Page 49 - Stand with your back to the wind and the barometer will be lower on your left hand than on your right.