This accessible and engaging volume offers a compendium of popular meteorology, exploring the influence of sunshine and showers on various aspects of the natural world. Drawing on a wide range of scientific and literary sources, it provides a comprehensive overview of the ways in which weather affects plants, animals, and human society. Illustrated throughout with beautiful engravings and diagrams, this volume is a must-read for anyone interested in the natural world and its phenomena. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.