This is a valuable undergraduate textbook for a wide range of courses, including meteorology, oceanography, environmental science, earth science, geography, history, agriculture and social science.
By setting our genetic history in the context of climate change during prehistory, the origin of many features of our modern world are identified and presented in this illuminating book.
Authoritative, lavishly photographed and illustrated guides to the wonders of the natural world around us. Clear, accessible format, charts, diagrams, field tips, practical pointers, and historical profiles.
This book sets these developments in the context of the essential physics of the weather and reviews the historical development of satellite meteorology.
From the catastrophic impact of drought and avalanches, to concerns about the effects of El Nino and La Nina, this book aims to raise questions and reveal wonders of the Earth's climate.
Fact files provide at-a-glance information about major weather phenomenn. Up-to-the-minute images of recent extreme weather. Field guide profiles weather phenomena and explains when, where, and why they occur.
Discover how weather affects our health and well being, the economy, and the creatures, cycles, and habitats of the natural world. Learn how to identify cloud formations and other weather phenomena.
Discover how weather affects our health and well being, the economy, and the creatures, cycles, and habitats of the natural world. Learn how to identify cloud formations and other weather phenomena.
This book shows how a basic understanding of meteorology, combined with knowledge of the local climate, can help you predict what conditions will be like, and provides a wealth of climatic information about the world's most popular resorts.