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9780737000801

Weather

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  • ISBN13:

    9780737000801

  • ISBN10:

    0737000805

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2000-03-01
  • Publisher: Grand Central Pub
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Summary

This fascinating guide explores the mechanics of weather -- how patterns of weather occur around the globe and at a local level. It shows how to interpret weather signing in the sky and weather maps in the media. Also examines varieties of climate, and the effects of human activities on weather.

Table of Contents

Foreword 10(1)
Introduction 11(1)
The Nature of Weather
12(10)
Richard Whitaker
Understanding the Weather
22(38)
Eleanor Vallier-Talbot
Weather-watching through the Ages
60(18)
Bob Crowder
Forecasting Today
78(28)
William J. Burroughs
Changing Weather
106(22)
William J. Burroughs
Humankind and the Weather
128(14)
William J. Burroughs
Adapting to the Weather
142(32)
Ted Robertson
The Weather in Action
174(98)
Richard Whitaker
Resources Directory 272

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