Skip to product information
1 of 5

Atlas of Extreme Weathers

Atlas of Extreme Weathers

SKU:9782361956998

Regular price $44.79 AUD
Regular price $55.99 AUD Sale price $44.79 AUD
Sale Sold out
Taxes included. Shipping calculated at checkout.

Explore the places where the weather is extreme with this beautiful coffee-table Atlas of Extreme Weather. This Atlas takes you on a journey to 50 destinations across the planet where wind, hurricanes, gales, frost and sandstorms shape the lives and faces of communities. From a town in Siberia where temperatures can drop to -70 DegreesC, to an Indian city with 12 metres of rainfall every year, to Icelandic moors battered by the wind, the Gulf of Venezuela pounded by lightning and a Japanese city submerged by 7 metres of snow every winter. Discover a world of extreme weather from the comfort of your own home with this fascinating Atlas of Extreme Weather.

About the Author

Lorenzo Pini is a geographer and author of travel books. Born and raised in Tuscany, he completed his studies in Portugal. He dedicated the guidebooks "A Lisbona con Antonio Tabucchi" (In Lisbon with Antonio Tabucchi) (Giulio Perrone editore, 2012) and "Lisbon, ritratto di citta" (Lisbon, portrait of a city) (Odoya, 2013) to the Portuguese capital. In 2015, after a stay in Cuba, he published "Havana, ritratto di citta" (Havana, portrait of a city) (Odoya). He collaborated for several years with the publishing house Touring Club Editore, updating texts and itineraries of the "Green Guides" for Portugal (2017), Southern Spain (2019), Denmark (2020), and Tuscany (2021). Pini, who has always been passionate about meteorology and fascinated by weather and climate, writes about it on his blog meteotrip.it.

View full details