Extreme Weather: A Guide And Record Book

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W. W. Norton & Company, 2007年6月26日 - 303 頁
The ultimate weather book for the weather enthusiast or anyone interested in the oddities and extremes of nature.

Is the climate really becoming more extreme as a result of climate change? We often hear on the news that the day was the hottest, coldest, wettest, or snowiest on record. Recent evidence suggests that aspects of the climate are indeed becoming more extreme. Will the extraordinary hurricane season of 2005 and the record heat waves of 2006 become more common? The facts are in this book, including a detailed analysis of extreme weather trends in the United States going back to the nineteenth century. Also included are historical examples of some of the more bizarre weather events observed: heat bursts, electrified dust storms, snow rollers, pink snowstorms, luminous tornadoes, falls of fish and toads, ball lighting, super bolts, and other strange meteorological events.
 

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THUNDERSTORMS HAIL 134
9
INTRODUCTION
11
DROUGHTS DUST STORMS
38
COLD
44
SNOW ICE
71
RAIN FLOODS
103
FLOODS
123
STORMIEST PLACES
139
TYPICAL TORNADOES
165
HURRICANES
200
WINDSTORMS FOG
232
APPENDICES
262
BIBLIOGRAPHY
293
INDEX
299
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Christopher C. Burt was co-founder and publisher of the acclaimed Compass American Guides series. His articles have appeared in the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times, among others. He lives in Oakland, California.

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