This book examines the complex analysis required to assess the evidence for cycles with a minimum of mathematics. This comprehensive and balanced account will appeal to the student and expert alike.
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.
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.
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.
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.
This book sets these developments in the context of the essential physics of the weather and reviews the historical development of satellite meteorology.
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.
The book also includes extensive discussions on El Niņo. It will be of interest to all those concerned with the future of human society.
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.