What Does Rain Smell Like?: Discover the fascinating answers to the most curious weather questions from two expert meteorologist

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Why doesn't rain fall all at once? Can technology change the track of a hurricane? What's the weather like on other planets? Meteorologists Simon King and Clare Nasir reveal the captivating ways the weather works, from exploring incredible weather phenomenon (how are rainbows formed?), expertly breaking down our knowledge of the elements (could we harness the power of lightning?) to explaining the significance of weather in history (has the weather ever started a war?) and importantly discussing the future of weather (could climate modification save the planet?) In What Does Rain Smell Like? Simon and Clare uncover the thrilling science behind a subject that affects us all. They unearth and analyse all aspects of the weather and how it changes our lives through answering all of our most burning questions about the world around us.

Simon King is a meteorologist and currently presents the weather on BBC TV news, radio and online. He created, produced and co-presented the BBC podcast Under the Weather with Clare Nasir. Simon was previously an operational meteorologist for the Met Office and part of a specialist forecasting unit with the Royal Air Force. Having trained as an RAF reserve officer, he was deployed with the military on operations to the Middle East where he provided crucial weather data and forecasts. He has a postgraduate and undergraduate degree in Meteorology from the University of Reading and is a self-confessed weather nut! Clare Nasir is a Meteorologist with a BSc in Maths and Oceanography. She currently presents the weather for Channel 5 and has over 20 years of weather forecast experience - previously presented on ITV, BBC and GMTV. Clare has co-presented the acclaimed documentary series Fierce Earth for CBBC, written a regular weather-related column for The Huffington Post and co-presented with Simon King the BBC podcast Under the Weather. She has written 5 children's books and lives in Cheshire with her husband, BBC Radio 6 Music DJ, Chris Hawkins and daughter Sienna.

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