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Author:   John D. Cox
Publisher:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Imprint:   Hungry Minds Inc,U.S.
Dimensions:   Width: 19.50cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 23.10cm
Weight:   0.726kg
ISBN:  

9780764552434

ISBN 10:   0764552430
Pages:   384
Publication Date:   09 October 2000
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of print, replaced by POD  
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Table of Contents

Introduction. PART I: What in the World Is Weather? Chapter 1: Forecasts and Forecasting. Chapter 2: Behind the Air Wars. Chapter 3: Land, Sea, and Precipitation: Is This Any Way to Run a Planet? PART II: Braving the Elements. Chapter 4: Blowing in the Winds. Chapter 5: Getting Cirrus. Chapter 6: Climate Is What You Expect; Weather Is What You Get. Chapter 7: The Greatest Storms on Earth. PART III: Some Seasonable Explanations. Chapter 8: The Ways of Winter. Chapter 9: Twists and Turns of Spring. Chapter 10: Extremely Summer. Chapter 11: Falling for Autumn. PART IV: The Special Effects. Chapter 12: Taking Care of the Air. Chapter 13: Up in the Sky! Look! Chapter 14: Try This at Home. PART V: The Part of Tens. Chapter 15: Ten (Or So) Biggest U.S. Weather Disasters of the 20th Century. Chapter 16: Ten (Or So) Worst World Weather Disasters of the 20th Century. Chapter 17: Ten Crafty Critters. Chapter 18: Ten Grand Old Weather Proverbs. Appendix: Internet Resource Directory. Index. Book Registration Information.

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John D. Cox is a professional science writer. He studied biological and physical sciences at Harvard and MIT as a fellow of Knight Science Journalism Fellowship Program at MIT.

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