Dangerous Weather Series

The books in this series make up an introduc tion to the science of weather for all readers aged eleven a nd over. The six volumes in the series are - Tornadoes, Drou ghts, Blizzards, Hurricanes, Floods, and A Chronology of Wea ther. '

Dangerous Weather Set

by Michael Allaby

Published 30 March 2004

The Dangerous Weather set offers students a basic introduction to meteorology, climatology, aspects of other environmental sciences, and approaches to environmental management. Written in student-friendly language, each volume profiles one form of extreme weather. Technical terms are clearly defined to help readers fully understand these important concepts in atmospheric science. The coverage includes: scientific explanations for the phenomena; biographical information about people who have made relevant discoveries; descriptions of the development and acceptance of new ideas; accounts of actual dangerous weather situations; and, appropriate advice about safety precautions.

Blizzards

by Michael Allaby

Published 28 May 1998

Dangerous Weather

by Michael Allaby

Published 1 January 1998

The six-volume Dangerous Weather set describes the world's major storm systems to young readers. These books offer a basic introduction to meteorology, climatology, aspects of other environmental sciences, and approaches to environmental management. Written in student-friendly language, each volume profiles one form of extreme weather. Technical terms are clearly defined to help readers fully understand all concepts. Coverage includes: -- Scientific explanations for the phenomena -- Biographical information about people who have made relevant discoveries -- Descriptions of the development and acceptance of new ideas -- Accounts of actual dangerous weather situations -- Appropriate advice about safety precautions.

Hurricanes

by Michael Allaby

Published 1 May 1997

Floods

by Michael Allaby

Published 31 May 2003

Written in student-friendly language, each volume profiles one form of extreme weather. Technical terms are clearly defined to help readers fully understand all concepts.

Coverage includes:
-- Scientific explanations for the phenomena
-- Biographical information about people who have made relevant discoveries
-- Descriptions of the development and acceptance of new ideas
-- Accounts of actual dangerous weather situations
-- Appropriate advice about safety precautions.

Chapters include:
-- How Water Moves: Evaporation, Precipitation, and Transpiration
-- How the Land Drains
-- Floodplains and Meanders
-- Aquifers, Springs, and Wells
-- Vegetation and Natural Drainage
-- Types of Floods: The Nile Floods and the Aswan Dam
-- Wet Rice Farming
-- Where Floods Happen
-- Tsunamis
-- Coastal Erosion
-- The Cost of Floods: Salt Water Infiltration
-- Flood Damage
-- Floods and Soil Erosion
-- Floods of the Past
-- Prevention, Warning, and Survival
-- Wetlands
-- Canalization
-- Flood Prediction
-- Safety.

Droughts

by Michael Allaby

Published 1 May 2003

In recent years, climate research has intensified and concern over the possibility that humans may be altering the global climate has stimulated funding for increased study of global warming and its consequences. With the 2002 drought in the United States having been especially severe, and droughts in other parts of the world causing hunger, starvation, and fueling conflicts over scarce resources, it becomes increasingly important that young people have a quality resource for answering their questions about the phenomenon. Droughts, Revised Edition is a fully updated and revised version of the successful previous edition. Several new chapters include coverage of topics such as the geography of deserts; climate cycles and oscillations, describing the ways climates change for entirely natural reasons - reasons that have nothing to do with our emissions of greenhouse gases; and life in deserts. Sidebars display detailed explanations or interesting pieces of information without interrupting the main flow of the text.
These explain concepts from atmospheric science, such as adiabatic cooling and warming, potential temperature, lapse rates, and the inter-tropical convergence and equatorial trough, as well as biological processes. This volume also contains 65 black-and-white illustrations, graphs, tables, and chart; an index; a bibliography; and appendixes.

Fog, Smog and Poisoned Rain

by Michael Allaby

Published 1 May 2003

Fog, Smog, and Poisoned Rain deals with air pollution and its consequences. Beginning with a definition of the problem, it then examines the causes of particular types of pollution and the way the pollution is disseminated; the geographic distribution of the phenomenon; and historical records. The book closes with a look into the future and a discussion of the ways in which air pollution can be reduced. In addition to pollution resulting from human activities the book also describes "natural pollution" from volcanic eruptions, lake beds, and gaseous emissions from plants and trees.

A Change in the Weather

by Michael Allaby

Published 30 April 2004

At present climate change is a controversial topic and A Change in the Weather deals with climate change and its consequences. It examines the major controversies and locates them in the broader context of the climatic changes that have taken place in the past. Beginning with a definition of climate change, this volume provides a general account of the way the atmosphere and oceans work to produce climates and an outline of the astronomical and other influences that effect climatic changes. It then describes different types of climate that have prevailed in the past and explains the way past climates are studied. An important topic covered is the greenhouse effect and the history of this idea, which leads into an overview of the present concern over global warming induced by an enhanced greenhouse effect. Filled with interesting facts on climate and climate change, A Change in the Weather provides a comprehensive survey of the issues surrounding this important topic.