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Hurricane & tornado / by Challoner, Jack,author.(CARDINAL)316020;

Includes bibliographical references and index.Weather folklore -- Early forecasts -- What is extreme weather? -- Extreme causes -- Severe winds -- Thunderous storms -- Twisting tornadoes -- Tornado force -- Measuring tornadoes -- Lightning strikes -- Hailstorms -- Hurricane alert -- Devastation -- Hurricane strikes -- Fog and smog -- High seas -- Snowstorms -- Avalanche -- Floods and landslides -- Heat waves -- Deadly droughts -- Polar extremes -- Weather watch -- Disaster relief -- Nature's survivors -- Climate change -- El Niño -- Freaky conditions -- Beyond Earth -- Did you know? -- Timeline.Become an eyewitness to nature's most extreme weather phenomena. See inside the eye of a cyclone, witness hailstones the size of tennis balls, and learn how a gentle mountain stream can become a raging surge within a few minutes. Discover a bridge that collapsed due to severe gusts of wind, and learn about a tree species in southwest Africa that can survive several years of drought. Along the way, you'll uncover historical items that reveal how ancient civilizations predicted the weather as well as the weather-forecasting techniques that have developed over the centuries and how human activity can cause weather patterns to change.--IG1090LAccelerated Reader AR

Subjects: Illustrated works.; Informational works.; Cyclones; Hurricanes; Natural disasters; Severe storms; Storms; Tornadoes;

Available copies: 31 / Total copies: 48

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Weather watcher / by Woodward, John.;

Become an expert weather watcher with this hands-on guide to the natural world. It's full of easy to do activities and amazing things to see, discover and explore.

Subjects: Weather; Meteorology; Weather.; Meteorology.;

Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 6

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Meteorology [videorecording] : an introduction to the wonders of the weather / by Fovell, Robert G.,1958-; Teaching Company.(CARDINAL)349444;

DVD.Lectures by Robert G. Fovell.Bibliographical references included in course guidebook (pages 96-101).Presents 24 lectures (each about 30 minutes long) by Robert G. Fovell, Professor of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences at the University of California, Los Angeles, on meteorology.Producer, Zachary H. Rhoades ; academic content supervisor, Marcy McDonald, editor, John McNeill.

Subjects: Educational films.; Lectures.; Video recordings.; Meteorology.; Weather.; Atmosphere.;

Available copies: 7 / Total copies: 9

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Storm world : hurricanes, politics, and the battle over global warming / by Mooney, Chris(Chris C.)(CARDINAL)548618;

MARCIVE 04/08/08Includes bibliographical references and index.Prologue: 6229 Memphis Street -- Introduction: "The Party Line" -- Part I: Warming and Storming -- 1. Chimneys and Whirlpools -- 2. Of Heat Engines -- 3. and Computer Models -- 4. "Lay That Matrix Down" -- 5. From Hypercanes to Hurricane Andrew -- Part II: Boiling Over -- Interlude: Among the Forecasters -- 6. The Luck of Florida -- 7. Frictional Divergence -- 8. Anger Dissipation -- 9. "The #$%^& Hit the Fan" -- 10. Resistance -- 11. "Consensus" -- Part III: Storm World -- 12. Pre-Season Warm-Ups -- 13. Where Are the Storms? -- 14. Hurricane Climatology -- Conclusion: Home Again -- Acknowledgments -- Appendix I: The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale -- Appendix II: Cyclone Typology -- Appendix III: Early Hurricane-Climate Speculations -- Appendix IV: Consensus Statements by Participants in World Meteorological Organization's 6th International Workshop on Tropical Cyclones, San Jose, Costa Rica, November 2006 -- Bibliography/Recommended Reading -- List of Interviews.One of the leading science journalists and commentators working today, Chris Mooney delves into a red-hot debate in meteorology: whether the increasing ferocity of hurricanes is connected to global warming. In the wake of Katrina, Mooney follows the careers of leading scientists on either side of the argument through the 2006 hurricane season, tracing how the media, special interests, politics, and the weather itself have skewed and amplified what was already a fraught scientific debate. As Mooney puts it: ʺScientists, like hurricanes, do extraordinary things at high wind speeds.ʺ Mooney - a native of New Orleans - has written a fascinating and urgently compelling book that calls into question the great inconvenient truth of our day: Are we responsible for making hurricanes even bigger monsters than they already are? Also includes information on Hurricane Andres, Australia, blogs, George W. Bush, carbon dioxide, Tropical Cyclone Catarina, Hurricane Charley, Jule Gregory Charney, Judith Curry, cyclones, El Nino, Kerry Emanuel, ExxonMobil, global climate models (GCMs), Al Gore, William Gray, Greg Holland, Hurricane Ivan, Japan, Hurricane Katrina, Thomas Knutson, Chris Landsea, latent heat, theories of maximum potential intensity, maximum sustained wind speeds, National Hurricane Center, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), oil and gas industry, William Redfield, Herbert Riehl, Hurricane Rita, typhoons, water vapor, weather forecasting, Peter Webster, Tropical Storm Zeta, etc.

Subjects: Hurricanes.; Hurricanes; Global warming; Climatology.;

Available copies: 8 / Total copies: 8

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Weather / by Banqueri, Eduardo,1966-;

An introduction to climate and weather covering such topics as storm formation, precipitation, forecasting, and clouds.

Subjects: Meteorology; Atmosphere; Weather;

Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2

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Natural disaster : I cover them, I am one / by Zee, Ginger,author.(CARDINAL)350049;

Introduction -- Runaway bride -- A weird little girl with even weirder dreams -- The first hint of depression -- Otis/Flint -- WOOD TV -- Katrina -- Brad -- Interview in Chicago -- Chicago -- The politician -- Trolls and TV -- Teaching and science -- ABC interview -- Fixing myself -- Cracking my code -- A new, better me -- Transition to ABC -- The ABCs of travel -- El Reno -- Ben -- Key West -- Grateful -- Epilogue.ABC News chief meteorologist Ginger Zee pulls back the curtain on her life in "Natural Disaster." Ginger grew up in small-town Michigan where she developed an obsession with weather as a young girl. Ginger opens up about her lifelong battle with crippling depression, her romances that range from misguided to dangerous, and her tumultuous professional path. This cyclone of stories may sound familiar to some-it's just that Ginger's personal tempests happened while she was covering some of the most devastating storms in recent history, including a ferocious tornado that killed a legend in the meteorology field. This book is for all the mistake makers who have learned to forgive others and themselves-even in the aftermath of man-made, or in this case Zee-made, disasters. It's a story that every young woman should read, a story about finding love and finding it in yourself. Beloved by Good Morning America's audience, Ginger is a daily presence for millions. Zee's gained fame for her social media presence which is as unfiltered as "Natural Disaster"-from baby barf to doggy doo-doo. She's shattered the glass ceiling for women in meteorology, but admits here first, she's the one natural disaster she couldn't have forecast.

Subjects: Autobiographies.; Zee, Ginger.; Television weathercasters; Television weathercasting; Weather broadcasting; Women television journalists;

Available copies: 22 / Total copies: 22

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Hurricane almanac : the essential guide to storms past, present, and future / by Norcross, Bryan,author.(CARDINAL)550996;

A comprehensive guide from a leading expert in the field explains where to find accurate information before and during a storm, how to prepare, when to evacuate, how to find help, and where to find essential resources for recovery.

Subjects: Handbooks and manuals.; Hurricanes.; Hurricanes;

Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3

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