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Cloud warriors : deadly storms, climate chaos--and the pioneers creating a revolution in weather forecasting / by Weber, Thomas E.,1967-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction : doing something about the weather -- Tornadoes : widening the window to find shelter -- Fire : watching the wind, stopping the sparks -- The local forecast : inside your everyday weather report -- Hyperlocal weather : the new possibilities of zooming in tight -- Extreme heat : how to thwart a silent killer -- Hurricanes : a planet-wide view to track deadly storms -- Seasonal forecasting : early warnings for droughts, floods, and famine -- Conclusion : doing even more about the weather."A deeply reported and wide-ranging look at the people, and the technology, predicting and tracking weather in order to raise public awareness to keep one step ahead of extreme weather. For millennia, humans have tried to understand and predict the weather. In the 1950s and 60s, the Space Age helped usher in satellites and radar, while computers made it possible to plug all that data into complex equations that predicted the atmosphere's future behavior. Now a new wave of forecasting advances is unfolding, driven by artificial intelligence, drones, and new types of satellites. The Internet of Things has turned everything from cellphones to cars into ubiquitous weather sensors. Equally significant are new efforts to understand how people respond to forecasts and warnings. Scientists and government officials are realizing that how people get their weather information, and how they use it, are crucial to the outcomes of weather events. Among other things, some inequities, such as economic and health issueas, as well as language barriers, can put vulnerable groups at increased risk due to weather. In CLOUD WARRIORS, veteran journalist Thomas E. Weber takes us on a fascinating tour of how meteorologists, scientists, and officials track and prepare for major weather events, such as hurricanes, tornados, floods, forest fires, extreme heat, and winter storms. As climate change is altering our planet and making weather events more extreme, readers will meet those on the front lines of weather preparation and prediction. We travel from coast-to-coast, to space and back, from National Weather Service to AccuWeather, meeting TV meteorologists and storm chasers, city planners and backyard weatherman. This is a book about the weather-and the power of being able to see it coming"-- Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Weather forecasting; Meteorologists;
Available copies: 13 / Total copies: 17
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Rain : a natural and cultural history / by Barnett, Cynthia,1966-author.(CARDINAL)483041;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Cynthia Barnett's "Rain "begins four billion years ago with the torrents that filled the oceans, and builds to the storms of climate change. It weaves together science--the true shape of a raindrop, the mysteries of frog and fish rains--with the human story of our ambition to control rain, from ancient rain dances to the 2,203 miles of levees that attempt to straitjacket the Mississippi River. As climate change upends rai nfall patterns and unleashes increasingly severe storms and drought, Barnett shows rain to be a unifying force in a fractured world.
Subjects: Rain and rainfall.; Weather.; Rainfall anomalies.; Droughts.; Physical geography.; Climatic changes.; Earth sciences.;
Available copies: 8 / Total copies: 8
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Global weirdness : severe storms, deadly heat waves, relentless drought, rising seas, and the weather of the future / by Climate Central (COR); Climate Central, Inc.(CARDINAL)399260;
Includes bibliographical references.What the science says -- What's actually happening -- What's likely to happen in the future -- Can we avoid the risks of climate change? -- The IPCC [i.e., Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change] is what, exactly?An accessible explanation of climate change summarizes its science while sharing insights into its implications for the future, answering key questions from the role of fossil fuels to the economic costs of reducing carbon emissions.
Subjects: Climatic changes.; Climatic changes; Climatic changes; Greenhouse gases; Global environmental change.; Global warming.; Weather forecasting.; Climatic changes;
Available copies: 22 / Total copies: 24
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Freddy the frogcaster and the flash flood / by Dean, Janice,1970-author.(CARDINAL)609883; Cox, Russ,illustrator.(CARDINAL)609346;
Ages 6-10.K to grade 3.
Subjects: Fiction.; Floods; Frogs; Weather forecasting;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Weather / by Cosgrove, Brian,1926-;
1220LAccelerated Reader ARPhotographs and text depict different aspects of weather and how it is forecast.The restless air -- Natural signs -- The science of weather -- Watching the weather -- Forecasting -- The power of the sun -- A sunny day -- Frost and ice -- Water in the air -- The birth of a cloud -- A cloudy day -- Clouds of all kinds -- A rainy day -- Fronts and lows -- Thunder and lightening -- Monsoon -- A snowy day -- Wind -- Tropical storms -- Whirling winds -- Fogs and mists -- A day of weather -- Mountain weather -- Weather on the plains -- Weather by the sea -- Colors in the sky -- Our changing weather -- Home weather station -- Did you know? -- Working with weather -- Extreme weather.
Subjects: Weather;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 4
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The ripple effect : the fate of fresh water in the twenty-first century / by Prud'homme, Alex.(CARDINAL)349029;
Prologue: under pressure -- Quality: what is in our water -- Drought: a creeping disaster -- Flood: come hell or high water -- Water in the twenty-first century: conflict and innovation -- The ripple effect -- Water."Alex Prud'homme's remarkable work of investigative journalism shows how fresh water is the pressing global issue of the twenty-first century"--"From bestselling author Alex Prud'homme, a remarkable work--part investigative report, part intellectual adventure story, part call to action--that shows how access to fresh water is the planet's most pressing isssue in the twenty-first century"--
Subjects: Water-supply; Fresh water.; Water;
Available copies: 7 / Total copies: 8
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The encyclopedia of weather and climate change : a complete visual guide / by Fry, Juliane L.(Juliane Loraine)(CARDINAL)589345; Fry, Juliane L.(Juliane Loraine)(CARDINAL)589345;
Engine. What is weather? ; Air in motion ; Ocean weather -- Action. Water ; Clouds ; Precipitation ; Optical effects -- Extremes. Thunderstorms ; Tornadoes ; Hurricanes ; Floods ; Extreme frontal systems ; Droughts and heat waves ; Record-breaking weather -- Watching. Studying weather ; Tracking weather -- Climate. What is climate? ; Regional climate guide -- Change. History of climate change ; Natural patterns ; Changing climate ; Threat to life ; Reversing the trend ; Tomorrow's forecast.A photographic guide to the world's weather, looking at different weather phenomena, and discussing where weather comes from, factors that affect the weather, climate change, how weather is monitored, and other topics.AdultAdult
Subjects: Encyclopedias.; Weather; Climatic changes; Climatology; Meteorology;
Available copies: 10 / Total copies: 11
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Aftermath : a guide to preparing for and surviving Apocalypse 2012. by Joseph, Lawrence E.(CARDINAL)781278;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-258) and index.Offers strategies for surviving disasters predicted for the near future, drawing on investigative reporting and historical research to provide instruction on how to survive everything from drought and plague to economic collapse and runaway global warming.
Subjects: Catastrophical, The.; Regression (Civilization); Twenty-first century; Two thousand twelve, A.D.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Global fever : how to treat climate change / by Calvin, William H.,1939-(CARDINAL)268871;
Includes bibliographical references and index.The big picture -- We're not in Kansas anymore -- Will this overheated frog move? -- Pop! goes the climate -- Drought's slippery slope -- Why deserts expand -- From creeps to leaps -- What makes a cycle vicious? -- That pale blue sky -- Slip locally, crash globally -- Come hell and high water -- Methane is the double threat -- Sudden shifts in climate -- A sea of CO2 -- The extended forecast -- Doing things differently -- Cleaning up our act -- The climate optimist -- Turning around by 2020 -- Arming for a great war -- Get it right on the first try -- Read widely.
Subjects: Climatic changes.;
Available copies: 7 / Total copies: 7
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Extreme weather : science tackles global warming and climate change / by Simpson, Kathleen.(CARDINAL)629538;
Includes bibliographical references and index.1110LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Storms; Natural disasters; Climatic changes; Global warming; Weather; Weather forecasting;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 5
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