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9781591027201

Weather's Greatest Mysteries Solved!

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  • ISBN13:

    9781591027201

  • ISBN10:

    1591027209

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2009-06-23
  • Publisher: Prometheus Books
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Summary

Why did T-Rex become extinct? Why did the Mayan civilisation disappear: If the ancient Israelis did indeed cross the Red Sea, as reported in the Bible, what weather phe-nomena might have produced the parting of the waters? Why was nearly all human life swept away 73,000 years ago? And what factors created the Great American Dustbowl of the 1930s? The extraordinary people who are interested in asking -- and answering -- such questions are known as climatologists. In a lively narrative full of intriguing facts, award-winning, internationally known climatologist Randy Cerveny takes the reader on a fascinating tour of some of the world's most perplexing and provocative climate mysteries, past and present. Cerveny explains the science of climate study -- from digging ice cores in Antarctica to counting tree rings in Arizona -- and the various specialists whose ingenious techniques help to sort out climate's intricate components. He also delves into the hu-man impact of weather through fictional introductions to each chapter that depict how climate change might have affected a typical inhabit-ant of the ancient Sahara or Indus Valley, a peasant during Europe's "Little Ice Age", or an aviation expert probing a deadly jet crash in New York City. Finally, he discusses research that attempts to forecast the weather of the next 10,000 years -- essential information for plan-ning the nuclear waste depository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada. For readers of An Inconvenient Truth, devotees of the Weather Channel, history buffs, popular science fans, or anyone who wonders what makes our weather tick -- and how it will impact our future, this engaging book offers much to ponder and to enjoy.

Table of Contents

What Is a Weather Mystery?p. 9
The Mystery of the Dead T. Rexp. 22
The Mystery of Humanity's "Near Extinction"p. 33
The Mystery of the Saharan Hipposp. 48
The Mystery of the Vanishing Harappansp. 59
The Mystery of the Exodusp. 76
The Mysteries of Weather and Climate in Ancient Greecep. 92
The Mystery of Petra, the Rose Cityp. 108
The Mystery of the Disappearing Sunp. 120
The Mystery of the Mayan Megadroughtp. 131
The Mystery of Columbus's Missing Hurricanep. 143
The Mystery of the Little Ice Age's Lost Sunsportsp. 151
The Mystery of the Complacent Empire's Wet Weatherp. 163
The Mystery of the Pacific Hot Tubp. 175
The Mystery of Tibet's Weather Spiesp. 189
The Mystery of the Great American Dust Bowlp. 203
The Mystery of the Crashing Airplane and the A-Bombp. 215
The Mystery of "Eliminating the Impossible"p. 226
The Mystery of the Devil in the Deep Blue Seap. 235
The Mystery of Climate, Cocaine, and the Storytellerp. 244
The Mystery of the Futurep. 252
The Seven Solutionsp. 269
Acknowledgmentsp. 277
Notesp. 281
Bibliographyp. 301
Indexp. 315
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