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Climate in the Age of Empire Weather Observers in Colonial Canada
ISBN: PB: 9781944970208, University of Chicago Press, American Meteorological Society, April 2018
288 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 10 colour plates, 16 halftones
Though efforts to understand human-caused climate change have intensified in recent decades, weather observers have been paying close attention to changes in climate for centuries. This book offers a close look at that work as it was practiced in Can...
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£27,00
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Hurricane Pioneer Memoirs of Bob Simpson
ISBN: PB: 9781935704751, University of Chicago Press, American Meteorological Society, February 2015
272 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 25 halftones
In 1951, Robert H. Simpson lifted off in a specially-equipped plane, flying directly into the path of a storm that would send most people running for cover. For more than four hours he observed Typhoon Marge from its eerily calm eye, later describing...
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£19,00
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Deadly Season Analysis of the 2011 Tornado Outbreaks
ISBN: PB: 9781878220257, University of Chicago Press, American Meteorological Society, April 2012
120 pp., 21.8x14.2 cm, 10 tables, 10 charts
In 2011, despite continued developments in forecasting, tracking, and warning technology, the United States was hit by the deadliest tornado season in decades. More than 1,200 tornadoes touched down, shattering communities and their safety nets, and...
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£19,00
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Economic and Societal Impacts of Tornadoes
ISBN: PB: 9781878220998, University of Chicago Press, American Meteorological Society, March 2011
282 pp., 22.6x15.5 cm, 28 tables, 30 halftones
For almost a decade, economists Kevin M. Simmons and Daniel Sutter have been studying the economic impacts and social consequences of the approximately 1,200 tornadoes that touch down across the United States annually. During this time, Simmons and S...
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£22,50
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Eloquent Science A Practical Guide to Becoming a Better Writer, Speaker and Scientist
ISBN: PB: 9781878220912, University of Chicago Press, American Meteorological Society, December 2009
448 pp., 23x17.8 cm, 5 halftones, 20 line drawings, 10 tables
"Eloquent Science" evolved from a workshop aimed at offering atmospheric science students formal guidance in communications, tailored for their eventual scientific careers. Drawing on advice from over twenty books and hundreds of other sources, this...
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£34,00
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