{"product_id":"9781101664087","title":"Tying Down the Wind: Adventures in the Worst Weather on Earth","description":"Where can you find the worst weather on earth? The surprising answer in \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTying Down the Wind\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is: everywhere! You don’t need to climb Mount Everest or voyage to the icy desert of Antarctica to witness both the beauty and the destructiveness of weather. The same forces are at work in your own backyard.\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTying Down the Wind\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e takes readers on a voyage of discovery through the atmosphere, a swirling ocean of air that surrounds and sustains life. The journey begins in a sunny New England woodlot and ends atop the polar ice of Antarctica—where we learn, remarkably, that the two extremes are not so different.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat triggers changes in the weather? How are tornadoes, thunderstorms, heat waves, and blizzards all related? \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTying Down the Wind\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e supplies the answers, and invites you to experience the excitement of the world’s worst weather in the comfort of your own home...or car. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on the author’s experiences at the Mount Washington Observatory in New Hampshire’s White Mountains, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTying Down the Wind\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e revisits the devastating Northeast Ice Storm of 1998, takes readers on a snow-blind walk through a Berkshire blizzard, and describes the impact of a 54,000-\u003cbr\u003edegree lightning bolt just a few yards away. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47119276703984,"sku":"9781101664087","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781101664087_p0.jpg?v=1763689794","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781101664087","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}