Eric Pinder

Among the Clouds

Work, Wit & Wild Weather at the Mount Washington Observatory

Buch

Where can you build a snowman in June, commute by sled, and witness hurricane-force winds twelve months out of the year? The answer is only at the 6288-foot-high Mount Washington Observatory, perched amongst the clouds in New Hampshire's White Mountains. A record-breaking 231-mph gust of wind shrieked across the summit in 1934, earning the mountain its nickname: Home of the World's Worst Weather. A few hardy souls live at the Observatory year-round, enduring savage thunderstorms, twenty-foot snowdrifts, blinding fog, and odd questions from visitors (Can you see New Hampshire from here?). Discover what a meteorologist's typical day is like in… Mehr

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ISBN: 978-0-615-20459-8
EAN: 9780615204598
Produktnummer: 3977380
Verlag: Alpine Books
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2008
Seitenangabe: 112 S.
Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm x D0.6 cm 175 g
Abbildungen: Paperback
Gewicht: 175

Über den Autor

EDITOR: As an editor, I appreciate stories with pace and humor-and no dangling participles. Genres of particular interest include nature writing, creative nonfiction, speculative fiction, and books for children & young adults. I earned my MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts, and I teach at New Hampshire Institute of Art.