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Weather 101 : from Doppler radar and long-range forecasts to the polar vortex and climate change, everything you need to know about the study of weather / Kathleen Sears. by Sears, Kathleen Adams Media, 2017. Call #: 551.5 S439w Subjects Weather   Weather forecasting Series Adams 101. ISBN:  9781507204634 (hc) 1507204639 (hc) Edition:  1st Adams Media hardcover ed. Description:  256 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some color) ; 19 cm. Notes:  Includes index. "A crash course in understanding the weather."--Front cover Contents:  Why do we have weather? -- Weather and civilization -- Learning to predict the weather -- Weather and wars -- World war II -- HAARP -- The Doppler radar -- Weather and climate -- What's the atmosphere? -- The water cycle -- The three levels of clouds -- How to build a cloud -- Hail and snow -- The polar vortex -- Sleet or freezing rain? -- High pressure and low pressure -- The jet stream -- What's a front? -- Creating an air mass -- Oceans and weather -- El Ni©ło -- Solar wind -- Orbits and oceans -- Determining the seasons -- Developing thermometers -- The tools of meteorology -- The art and sciences of forecasting -- Forecasting models -- Lightning -- Sprites, elves, and blue jets -- Taming lightning -- Why we have floods -- The danger of droughts -- Hurricanes -- Tornadoes -- Tornado formation -- Volcanoes and other disasters -- The Johnstown flood -- The great Galveston hurricane -- The super outbreak -- Hurricane Andrew -- Hurricane Floyd -- Katrina and Sandy -- Staying safe in the weather -- Floods and tornadoes -- The weather and your health -- Temperature and your body -- Our changing atmosphere -- The climate change controversy -- The causes of global warming -- Today's technology. Summary:  Weather 101 gives you the basics on weather, from blue skies to hail to dust storms, with information on the science of how weather works, how to predict the weather in your area, how to be ready for natural disasters, and how climate change is affecting weather patterns across the world. --From publisher. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status Due Date   Central Library Adult Nonfiction 551.5 S439w Core Collection - Adult Checked in   Add Copy to MyList Tantallon Public Library Adult Nonfiction 551.5 S439w Adult books Checked out Jul 23, 2024 Add Copy to MyList

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