Article: Freaks of the Storm: From Flying Cows to Stealing Thunder. The World's Strangest True Weather Stories.(Books: A selection of new and notable books of scientific interest)(Brief Article)(Book Review)

FREAKS OF THE STORM: From Flying Cows to Stealing Thunder. The World's Strangest True Weather Stories RANDY CERVENY

We've all heard the tales: The tornado that plucked the feathers from a coop full of chickens, or the wind that lifted a baby and carriage hundreds of yards safely into a tree or the heat wave that literally melted the asphalt. These and other stories fill this entertaining look at the history of freak weather events. Weather researcher Cerveny examines the popularity of these tales, some of which have been published in ...

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