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narrator Robert Dean. Audio sample of nonfictional textbook material. Exploring the Sky by day. The Equinox Guide, Toe Weather and the Atmosphere, by Terence Dickinson. Firefly Books, 1998 Introduction The Sky is a constant reminder of both the power and the beauty of nature. The atmosphere that surrounds Earth is a complex weather machine, fascinating toe watch and occasionally, ah, brutal experience to suffer. While we have the technology to observe storms and to predict the weather, we cannot control it. Even in our advanced scientific age turned NATO still kill more than 100 people a year in North America, and when a hurricane blows in off the Atlantic Ocean, were powerless to prevent it from destroying homes and flooding towns. Ah, blizzard could still shut down a city for days at a time. Just a zit did 50 years ago. And long droughts condensed Roy an entire nation's economy leading to starvation for tens of thousands of people who can Onley wait helplessly for rain. But the sky is more than just a place where disaster bruise. It is an important part of our environment that can be studied and enjoyed as much as force and fields and oceans. The day sky is our window on the weather and even on space, where the sun is millions of times more distant than the outer edge of the Earth's atmosphere. Our atmosphere shields us from the sun's harmful rays, acts as a buffer from the lifeless vacuum of space and at the same time gives us the colors of the sky. Whether of all kinds convey observed by anyone without any special equipment, we can watch storms approaching and appreciate why changes in weather occur. We can classify clouds and interpret their meaning. We can understand rainbows and measure the distance. Toe lightning bolts. The sky is alive, changing constantly, often before our eyes. All we need to do is look up to enjoy the glory of one of nature's most fascinating and accessible phenomena.