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Climate of extremes : global warming science they don't want you to know / by Michaels, Patrick.;
Subjects: Climatic changes.; Global warming.;
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The deadliest weather on Earth / by Miller, Connie Colwell,1976-(CARDINAL)317251;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Describes deadly weather and what makes it dangerous"--Provided by publisher.NC780LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Climatic extremes;
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Extreme weather / by Streissguth, Thomas,1958-(CARDINAL)370686; Mann, Michael E.,1965-(CARDINAL)557712;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Chapter 6: Extratropical Storms: -- Tornadoes and global warming -- Graph: U S Tornado Frequency, 1950-2007 -- Northward storm track -- Superstorms -- Sidebar: Enhanced Fujita Scale -- Stormy future -- Notes -- Chapter 7: Seasonal Variability: -- Global warming and seasonal variation -- Foliation: a key indicator of seasonal variation -- Graph: Northern hemisphere spring first-leaf date -- Seasonal monsoon -- El Nino -- Sidebar: Real danger: a stronger La Nina -- Notes -- Chapter 8: Conclusion: -- Glossary -- For further research -- Index -- About the author.Preface -- Foreword -- Chapter 1: Global Climate Change And Extreme Weather: An Introduction: -- Air and water chemistry -- Components of earth's climate -- Solar radiation and global climate -- Milankovitch cycles and global climate -- Ice Ages -- Medieval Warm Period and the Little Ice Age -- Measuring carbon dioxide -- Graph: Atmospheric CO2 at Mauna Loa Observatory, 1958-2009 -- Anthropogenic climate change -- Climate Extremes Index -- 2008-an exception to the trend? -- Sidebar: Climatologists battle: Kerry Emanuel versus Bill Gray -- Extreme weather: future impact -- Notes -- Chapter 2: Heat Waves: -- Rising temperatures -- Graph: Weather fatalities -- Heat wave in Europe -- Warming future -- Sidebar: Hot gets hotter -- Notes -- Chapter 3: Drought: -- Dust Bowl -- Graph: Palmer Drought Severity Index -- Drought in the Sahel -- Australia's big dry -- California crisis -- Drought: future impacts -- Sidebar: Drought: the civilization killer -- Notes -- Chapter 4: Rainfall and flooding: -- Effects of a faster hydrologic cycle -- Graph: Average annual frequency of extreme rainstorms or snowstorms -- Clouds and warming -- Sidebar: Mumbai's July 26, 2005, rain event -- Urban pollution and the heat island -- Consequences of extreme precipitation -- Notes -- Chapter 5: Hurricanes And Tropical Cyclones: -- Hurricane Katrina -- Sidebar: Saffir-Simpson Scale -- Cyclone Nargis -- Monsoons and cyclones -- Hurricane formation -- Graph: Comparative look at Hurricane Katrina -- AMO and other natural factors -- Sidebar: Witness to a hurricane -- Effect of global warming -- Wave heights and superstorms -- High-risk behavior -- Adapting to hurricanes -- Notes --Overview: Explores the effects of global warming on human health, examining the impacts of extreme cold snaps; issues arising from aridity; the health dangers posed by hurricanes and floods; diminished air capacity from smog, pollution, the ozone, and aero-allergens; global warming and infectious disease; food security and food safety.
Subjects: Climatic extremes.; Climatic changes.; Weather.;
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Weather's greatest mysteries solved! / by Cerveny, Randall S.(CARDINAL)549428;
MARCIVE 09/21/09Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-314) and index.What is a weather mystery? -- The mystery of the dead T-Rex -- The mystery of humanity's "near extinction" -- The mystery of the Saharan hippos -- The mystery of the vanishing harappans -- The mystery of Exodus -- The mysteries of weather and climate in ancient Greece -- The mystery of Petra, the rose city -- The mystery of the disappearing sun -- The mystery of the Mayan megadrought -- The mystery of Columbus's missing hurricane -- The mystery of the Little Ice Age's lost sunspots -- The mystery of the complacent Empire's wet weather -- The mystery of the Pacific hot tub -- The mystery of Tibet's weather spies -- The mystery of the Great American Dust Bowl -- The mystery of the crashing airplane and the A-bomb -- The mystery of "eliminating the impossible" -- The mystery of the devil in the deep blue sea -- The mystery of climate, cocaine, and the storyteller -- The mystery of the future -- The seven solutions.
Subjects: Trivia and miscellanea.; Climatic extremes; Climatology;
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Climate of extremes : global warming science they don't want you to know / by Michaels, Patrick J.(CARDINAL)506886; Balling, Robert C.(CARDINAL)778794;
Includes bibliographical references and index.A global warming science primer -- Our changing climate history -- Hurricane warning! -- Sea-level rise and the great unfreezing world -- Extreme climate: floods, fires, and droughts -- Climate of death and the death of our climate -- Pervasive bias and climate extremism -- Balancing act: a modest proposal.
Subjects: Climatic changes.; Global warming.;
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Climate of extremes : global warming science they don't want you to know / by Michaels, Patrick J.(CARDINAL)506886; Balling, Robert C.(CARDINAL)778794;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-241) and index.A global warming science primer -- Our changing climate history -- Hurricane warning! -- Sea-level rise and the great unfreezing world -- Extreme climate : floods, fires, and droughts -- Climate of death and the death of our climate -- Pervasive bias andclimate extremism -- Balancing act : a modest proposal.
Subjects: Climatic changes.; Global warming.;
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The extreme climate / by Goodman, Michael E.,author.(CARDINAL)756853;
Includes bibliographical references (page 46) and index.Tracking trends -- Earth's greenhouse -- Going to extremes -- Survival planning.1110L
Subjects: Climatic changes; Global environmental change; Climate and civilization;
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Weather / by Arlon, Penelope,author.(CARDINAL)673997; Gordon-Harris, Tory,author.(CARDINAL)600629;
Weather is packed with up-to-the-minute information about what happens and why. Eyewitness accounts from around the globe tell you how it really feels to get caught in the world's worst weather.IG890LAccelerated Reader ARAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Weather; Climatic extremes;
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Extreme weather / by Squire, Ann,author.(CARDINAL)317209;
Includes bibliographical references (page 45) and index.Out of a thunderstorm what makes a tornado so deadly? -- Windy and wet, how is a storm surge created? -- The big truth! Hurricane Katrina -- Why did hurricane Katrina become stronger after it left Florida? -- Heat waves, droughts, and wildfires, what major disaster did drought cause during the 1930s? -- Wintry weather, what is windchill? -- Extreme weather and global warming, why does global warming cause an increase in tornadoes and thunderstorms? -- True statistics.9-12.Grade 4 to 6.890LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Climatic extremes; Weather;
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The world's wildest weather / by Murray, Laura K.,1989-author.(CARDINAL)349838;
Includes bibliographical references (page 23) and index."Wild weather affects every part of our world. But which types of weather bring wicked winds, drenching downpours, or super-heavy snowfalls? Through easy-to-read text, amazing photos, and a fun activity, beginning readers will learn all about the most extreme weather on our planet."--Grades K-1Ages 5-8560LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Climatic extremes; Weather;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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