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Author Horstmeyer, Steven L.

Title The weather almanac : a reference guide to weather, climate, and related issues in the United States and its key cities / Steven L. Horstmeyer
Edition 12th ed
Published Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, ©2011

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Description 1 online resource (vi, 1130 pages) : illustrations, maps
Contents Frontmatter -- Climate Maps of the United States -- Renewable Energy -- Extreme Weather: Disasters, Records, Floods, Heat, Cold, and Blizzards -- Thunderstorms, Lightning, Hail, and Tornadoes -- Tropical Cyclones -- El Niño, La Niña, and the Southern Oscillation -- Global Warming and Climate Change -- Air Pollution -- Climate Data from Around the World -- Local Climatological Data Annual Summaries 2009 -- A Time Line of Meteorology: 9000-2000 -- General Index -- Index of Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Index of Persons -- Index of Select Storms and Events
Summary The Weather Almanac, 12th Edition is a resource for a variety of climate and meteorological data including both domestic and international weather trends, historical weather patterns dating back 1000 years, natural disasters, and a 20 page glossary of weather terminology. The book is complete with detailed maps, pictures, and tables compiling climate data from a variety of sources, including the National Weather Service and the US Geological Survey. Separate sections in The Weather Almanac are devoted to tornadoes, hurricanes, thunderstorms, and lightening, flash floods, and winter storms, and
Notes Includes indexes
English
Print version record
Subject Weather forecasting.
NATURE -- Weather.
SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Meteorology & Climatology.
Climatology
Weather forecasting
SUBJECT United States -- Climate. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85139970
United States -- Climate -- History
Subject United States
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
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