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What is a tornado? Why does it snow? How is a hurricane created? Find out in this novelty-packed introduction to our planet’s weather.Tackling both normal and extreme scenarios, this is an entertainin
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Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Geophysical Monograph Series, Volume 193.Abrupt Climate Change: Mechanisms, Patterns, and Impacts brings together a diverse group of paleopro
This exciting book—presented in full color—considers "climate" to be, ultimately, an expression of the fundamental task of Gaia, the being of Earth. It expresses the relationship between the more ina
Provides students with a solid foundation in climate science, with which to understand global warming, natural climate variations, and climate models. As climate models are one of our primary tools for predicting and adapting to climate change, it is vital we appreciate their strengths and limitations. Also key is understanding what aspects of climate science are well understood and where quantitative uncertainties arise. This textbook will inform the future users of climate models and the decision-makers of tomorrow by providing the depth they need, while requiring no background in atmospheric science and only basic calculus and physics. Developed from a course that the author teaches at UCLA, material has been extensively class-tested and with online resources of colour figures, Powerpoint slides, and problem sets, this is a complete package for students across all sciences wishing to gain a solid grounding in climate science.
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From low humor to high drama, TV weather reporting has encompassed an enormous range of styles and approaches, triggering chuckles, infuriating the masses, and at times even saving lives. In Weat
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Droughts. Floods. Climate refugees. Global warming isn't just about polar bears anymore. Let's assume we do nothing about climate change. Imagine that we just continue to emit carbon at our current
Discusses how and why the Earth's climate changes, describing the temperate climates and ice ages of the past, and the causes and effects of the changes that are occurring today.
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Backpacker magazine's Predicting Weather brings you essential mind gear from the two most respected and reliable publishers of outdoor-related information. Learn how weather happens, how to predict a
It's an old joke, but one that shows how temperamental the weather in the Great Lakes State can be---and how much the residents enjoy talking about it. Paul Gross, a popular Detroit television meteoro
With this book, photographer Ken Tape sets changes in the landscape in stark relief, pairing decades-old photos of the arctic landscape of Alaska with photos of the same scenes taken in the present.&
Romm, a climate expert and physicist, is no stranger to those who follow the news on climate change. His straight-ahead and often ferocious blogs on climate change, the confrontational politics of the
The Great Global Warming Blunder unveils new evidence from major scientific findings related to climate change that explode the conventional wisdom on climate change and change the global warming deb
