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Mind Benders series.
This compilation of browsable, interesting statistics about weather phenomena is loosely organized by weather type. Each busy spread contains bright, varied graphics and photos. Stats include comparisons ("A lightning bolt is five times hotter than the sun") and lesser-known facts (the existence of "black blizzards"), though unfortunately all are unsourced and many unexplained ("A herd of caribou can make their own fog"). Reading list. Glos., ind.