Conversational Weather The North American Monsoon Paperback – September 14, 2025

An excellent introduction to learning about the weather!Beauty and education collide with this handy weather reference guide! Learn fundamental science concepts causing everyday weather and how they apply to a monsoon climate. The book covers 40 different weather topics accompanied by over 100 stunning nature photographs (all taken by the author). Are you or do you know someone who is curious about the origin of wind? Why thunderstorms look the way they do? The key differences between weather and climate? This book offers explanations for a variety of weather topics whether you are a young aspiring meteorologist awestruck by the sky, already a student of meteorology eagerly soaking up knowledge, or a casual weather enthusiast that wants to learn more.Enjoy, discover, and keep an eye to the sky!Sincerely,Jonny William Malloy, PhD, CCMPart I ~ Weather FundamentalsChapter 1 ~ Why does Earth have an atmosphere?Chapter 2 ~ Why do we have changing seasons?Chapter 3 ~ Why do we have clouds & precipitation?Chapter 4 ~ What are virga showers?Chapter 5 ~ How high is that cumulus cloud?Chapter 6 ~ Why do clouds appear to float?Chapter 7 ~ Where does wind come from?Chapter 8 ~ What are mountain–valley wind circulations?Chapter 9 ~ Why are coastlines breezy?Part II ~ The North American MonsoonChapter 10 ~ What causes the North American Monsoon?Chapter 11 ~ Can cold & wet winters lead to a drier summer monsoon?Chapter 12 ~ Why is hot & humid weather so dangerous?Chapter 13 ~ What are the ingredients for thunderstorms?Chapter 14 ~ What are the origins of lightning & thunder?Chapter 15 ~ What are dry thunderstorms?Chapter 16 ~ What are pyrocumulus clouds?Chapter 17 ~ Why do thunderstorms look bubbly?Chapter 18 ~ Why do monsoon thunderstorms favor mountains?Chapter 19 ~ What is cumulus cloud turret succession?Chapter 20 ~ How do you spot a severe thunderstorm?Chapter 21 ~ How powerful is monsoon flash flooding?Chapter 22 ~ What happens when monsoon rains fall on wildfire burn scars?Chapter 23 ~ What are microbursts?Chapter 24 ~ What are haboobs?Chapter 25 ~ Do monsoon thunderstorms have family trees?Chapter 26 ~ How does the city environment affect monsoon storms?Chapter 27 ~ Is there a link between dust & thunderstorms?Chapter 28 ~ Do tropical cyclones influence monsoon rainfall?Chapter 29 ~ Can it be too wet to rain?Chapter 30 ~ Why doesn’t it rain everywhere all at once?Chapter 31 ~ Are there other air quality concerns besides blowing dust & wildfire smoke during the monsoon?Chapter 32 ~ Why do we have blue skies, red sunsets, white clouds & green thunderstorms?Chapter 33 ~ What is the “magic” behind rainbows?Chapter 34 ~ Why doesn’t the U.S. West Coast have daily monsoon thunderstorms?Chapter 35 ~ How can personal monsoon perspectives vary?Part III ~ Weather & Climate PerspectivesChapter 36 ~ What is the difference between weather & climate?Chapter 37 ~ How is weather prediction linked to the “butterfly effect”?Chapter 38 ~ What does a 30 percent chance of rain tell you?Chapter 39 ~ How does a warming planet increase both floods & droughts?Chapter 40 ~ Does society influence Earth’s weather & climate? Read more