Disasters Across Canada (Amazing Stories) (Amazing Stories (Altitude Publishing))
by Art Montague
Dispersion Processes in Large-Scale Weather Prediction
by Norman A Phillips and N A Phillips
Louisiana Weather and Climate details the how and the who of annual and seasonal weather episodes seen in the state of Louisiana, including tropical depressions, tropical storms, hurricanes, severe thunderstorms, lightning, heavy rainfall, flooding, tornadoes, and economically devastating freezes. The frequency and variety of severe and extreme weather is higher than in most other regions of the country, making it exciting reading not only for students, but also for the general reader interested...
Earth System Modelling - Volume 5: Tools for Configuring, Building and Running Models (Springerbriefs in Earth Sciences)
Ladders Science 4: Explorer Tim Samaras: Tornadoes (on-level)
A collection of articles linked together by the topic of tornadoes
Weather Wise is a highly practical, lively and very accessible guide to weather phenomena for anyone who enjoys the outdoors. Suitable for sailors, walkers, climbers, skiers, fishermen, golfers and holidaymakers, it explains how forthcoming weather will affect them, as well as how to predict what is coming and assess how severe it will be. No other weather book has the practical hands-on approach of Alan Watts, whose reputation for explaining complicated meteorological situations in an understan...
Flash, Crash, Rumble and Roll (Lets-Read-and-Find-Out Science Stage 2) (Let's Read and Find Out Books)
by Dr. Franklyn M. Branley
Explains how and why a thunderstorm occurs and gives safety steps to follow when lightning is flashing.
The implications of climate change are global in nature and the potential effects will require adaptation in numerous spheres of human activity. This volume addresses measures which can be taken to anticipate the potential impact of climate change in order to minimize negative effects and take advantage of any positive effects. It includes papers addressing adaptations in agriculture, water resources, coastal resources, forests and wildlife, fisheries and human settlements. Based on the 1995 Int...
The Impact of Climate Change on Regional Systems
by J B Mendelsohn Smith, R.
Smart-Eco Buildings Towards 2020/2030 (SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology) (PoliMI SpringerBriefs)
by Giuliana Iannaccone, Marco Imperadori, and Gabriele Masera
The book aims to provide a basis for design and construction of resource-efficient buildings. The main concepts follow the vision of a European Sustainable Building as defined in the 2-years Smart-ECO research project funded by European Commission under the Sixth Framework Program. The focus is concentrated on innovations enabling the building sector to meet the requirements originating from the sustainability concept. Innovation is considered at different scales: micro (product, service and pr...
Dynamic Programming and the Calculus of Variations
by Dreyfus, Renee
Les Territoires Face Aux Changements Climatiques, Les: Une Premiere Generation D'Initiatives Locales
Atlas of the Polar Regions (Cl)