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Droughts : be aware and prepare / by Rustad, Martha E. H.(Martha Elizabeth Hillman),1975-(CARDINAL)702322;
Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.Be weather aware -- What is a drought? -- What causes droughts? -- Where do droughts form? -- Why are droughts dangerous? -- How do people prepare for a drought?."Describes how droughts form, their effects, and how people can prepare for them"--Provided by publisher.K-3.610LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Droughts; Drought forecasting;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Droughts / by Franchino, Vicky.(CARDINAL)705577;
Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.Demonstrates how readers can use their math skills to learn more about droughts, and highlights the role math plays in studying environmental phenomena.940L
Subjects: Drought forecasting; Droughts; Mathematics;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 4
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Effect of the California drought on cotton, rice, and sugar programs : hearing before the Subcommittee on Cotton, Rice, and Sugar of the Committee on Agriculture, House of Representatives, One Hundred Second Congress, first session, March 7, 1991. by United States.Congress.House.Committee on Agriculture.Subcommittee on Cotton, Rice, and Sugar.(CARDINAL)274131;
Subjects: Drought forecasting; Plants; Water conservation;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Drought in the United States analyzed by means of the theory of probability, by Benton, George Stock,1917-1999.(CARDINAL)316724;
Subjects: Droughts; Meteorology; Probabilities.; Weather forecasting;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Unquenchable : America's water crisis and what to do about it / by Glennon, Robert Jerome,1944-(CARDINAL)738552;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-400) and index.Part I. The Crisis. 1. Atlanta's prayer for water -- 2. Wealth and the culture of water consumption -- 3. Our thirst for energy --4. Fouling our own nests -- 5. The crisis masked -- Part II. Real and surreal solutions. 6. Business as usual -- 7. Water alchemists -- 8. The ancient mariner's lament -- 9. Shall we drink pee? -- 10. Creative conservation -- 11. Water harvesting -- 12. Moore's law -- Part III. A new approach. 13. The enigma of the water closet -- 14. The diamond-water paradox -- 15. The steel deal -- 16. Privatization of water -- 17. Take the money and run -- 18. The future of farming -- 19. Environmental transfers -- 20. The buffalo's lament -- Conclusion : a blue print for reform -- Epilogue : The Salton Sea.
Subjects: Water-supply; Droughts; Water consumption;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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My little book of weather / by Martin, Claudia,author.(CARDINAL)355225;
What is weather? -- Our atmosphere -- Warmed by the sun -- Why the wind blows -- Water on the move -- Climate -- The seasons -- Climate change -- Clouds -- Fog -- Rain -- Snow -- Frost -- Thunderstorms -- Hail -- Gales -- Tornadoes -- Hurricanes -- Blizzards -- Sandstorms -- Drought -- Floods -- Forecasting the weather -- Weather stations -- Instruments -- Weather balloons -- Weather satellites -- Supercomputers -- Glossary -- Index.Few things have such a profound effect on our everyday lives as the weather. Weather conditions decide whether we go out or stay in, and even what we need to wear, but for enquiring young minds, there are far more exciting things going on in our atmosphere than an occasional shower of rain. Lightning, blizzards, hurricanes and hailstorms are all explained in My Little Book of Weather along with how our climate and the atmosphere work and how we can predict the weather. Using concise text and colourful illustrations and photographs, the mysteries of our changing weather patterns are explored.5+AD800L
Subjects: Weather;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 5
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Hurricanes have eyes but can't see : and other amazing facts about wild weather / by Berger, Melvin.(CARDINAL)135817; Berger, Gilda.(CARDINAL)146948;
Introduction -- Thunderstorms -- Monsoons -- Hurricanes -- Tornadoes -- Blizzards -- Rainstorms -- Ice storms -- Droughts -- Dust storms -- Hailstorms -- Fog -- Heat waves -- Forecasting wild weather.Weather can be wild. Thunderstorms, hurricanes, tornadoes, and other storms can cause accidents, damage property, and injure people. Learn about what makes wild weather and what you can do to keep safe.IG850LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Blizzards; Children's questions and answers.; Hurricanes; Meteorology; Storms; Tornadoes; Weather;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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The essential book of weather lore : time-tested weather wisdom and why the weatherman isn't always right / by Horvitz, Leslie Alan.(CARDINAL)528446;
Subjects: Weather forecasting.; Weather forecasting; Weather;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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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 / by Sears, Kathleen,author.(CARDINAL)405749;
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 Niño -- 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.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 affectingweather patterns across the world. --
Subjects: Weather; Weather forecasting;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 6
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Heat wave / by Vaughan, Jenny,1947-(CARDINAL)517797;
What is a heatwave? -- Where is hot weather most common? -- Why do some places get warm weather? -- What happens in a heatwave? -- Modern life -- Wildfires -- Human health and heatwaves -- Food and farming -- Droughts -- Heat and wildlife -- Living with hot weather -- Forecasting the weather -- Are heatwaves getting worse?" Discusses heat waves, where they are common, how they affect us, and how people cope with heat waves"--Provided by publisher.Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Heat waves (Meteorology); Heat waves (Meteorology);
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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