A Student Guide to Climate and Weather [5 volumes] - Hardcover

Gunn, Angus M.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0313355681 ISBN 13: 9780313355684

Verlag: Greenwood Press, 2010

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"These volumes are well-written, well-organized, and easy-to-read. This resource gives a solid general introduction to weather extremes, climate change, and the impacts of human intervention on natural processes. Summing Up: Recommended." - Choice "The concentration on both scientific processes and weather events makes this a recommended set for public and high-school libraries." - Booklist "Well-written...wide-ranging, high-quality narrative..." - School Library Journal "Each of the five short volumes of this well-written and illustrated reference describes a separate topic: weather extremes; air masses and weather patterns; cyclones, hurricanes, and tornadoes; climate change; and the Earth and the sun. Gunn (emeritus, U. of British Columbia, Vancouver) draws on decades of studying environmental science to convey the impact of weather and climate on humans and the environment, describing an impressive range of history and geography. Individual chapter topics include weather and warfare, global weather and the oceans, evidence of past climate changes, and Nor-easters, with each section filled with the stories of individual events. Each volume concludes with a review of the material; appendices listing additional global and U.S. events, with short descriptions of each; methods for measuring weather events; and a glossary, bibliography, and index. The volumes will be enjoyed by high school and college students and general readers." - SciTech Book News

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A comprehensive guide to the weather, climate, and their impact on human life. * Two chronologies, one on significant weather events in U.S. history and one on weather events throughout human history around the world * An extraordinary visual program filled with photographs, illustrations, diagrams, and tables * Numerous activities in each volume, including experiments, simulations, discussion questions, and problems * Extensive bibliography of print and online resources for further exploration * A complete glossary of key terms

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• Verlag: Greenwood Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0313355681
• ISBN 13: 9780313355684
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 575