Written in student-friendly language, each volume profiles one form of extreme weather. Technical terms are clearly defined to help readers fully understand all concepts.

Coverage includes:
-- Scientific explanations for the phenomena
-- Biographical information about people who have made relevant discoveries
-- Descriptions of the development and acceptance of new ideas
-- Accounts of actual dangerous weather situations
-- Appropriate advice about safety precautions.

Chapters include:
-- Rain, Snow, and Ice: Continental and Maritime Climates
-- Movements of Air Masses in Winter
-- Ice Caps, Glaciers, and Icebergs
-- Where Blizzards Occur
-- Gales and Why They Happen
-- Hail, Sleet, Snow
-- Evaporation, Condensation, and the Formation of Clouds
-- Freezing Rain and Freezing Fog
-- What Happens When Water Freezes and Ice Melts
-- Snowflakes and Types of Snow
-- Wilson Bentley, the Man Who Photographed Snowflakes
-- Snow Storms, Drifting, and Blizzards
-- Heavy Snow Storms and What Causes Them
-- Winter Hazards: Wind Chill, Frostbite, Hypothermia, and Snow Chill
-- White Out
-- Will Climate Change Bring Fewer Blizzards?
-- Forecasting Blizzards
-- Safety
-- Blizzards of the Past.