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No es de extrañar que la Meteorología haya interesado desde siempre al ser humano, habida cuenta de su utilidad: de ella dependen las cosechas, la seguridad aérea o la posibilidad de rellenar incómodos silencios en el ascensor. Pero ¿cuánto sabemos en realidad sobre los caprichos del tiempo y el clima? ¿A qué se deben los anticiclones, las tormentas o los vendavales que nos anuncian, en ocasiones, los hombres del tiempo? ¿En qué basan sus...
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I originally wrote and self-published the first edition of this book, Saga After The Surge, in 2009 after I wanted to share my experiences of Hurricane Ike. With no promotion or marketing I sold over 150 printed copies and never really wanted to make money off of this story and eventually broke even. Over time, many have asked if they could purchase the book online or download digitally. I had intentions of converting it digitally, but never had any...
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Droplet and the rest of the Earth's water arrived on giant asteroids a very long time ago. All throughout its past, Droplet has been a part of the water cycle. Where will Droplet end up next? On a cloud? In a lake? Only time tells where Droplet will be next.
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How do meteorologists design forecasts for the next day's, the next week's, or the next month's weather? Are some forecasts more likely to be accurate than others, and why? Making Sense of Weather and Climate takes readers through key topics in atmospheric physics and presents a cogent view of how weather relates to climate, particularly climate-change science. It is the perfect book for amateur meteorologists and weather enthusiasts, and for anyone...
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The Bahamas is ideally located directly in the path of hurricanes in the North Atlantic. These massive tropical cyclones have been ravaging the Bahamas since the Lucayan Indians blessed these islands with their presence. Now for the very first time, these greatest and deadliest Bahamian hurricanes have been, presented and documented in book-form. Such named storms include Hurricanes Andrew, Floyd, Donna, David, Matthew, Betsy, Frances, Jeanne, and...
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Los estudios que integran el presente volumen constituyen resultados de investigaciones de primera mano desarrolladas por los componentes del Grupo de Investigación en Historia y Clima de la Universidad de Alicante, a las que se incorporan contribuciones de expertos de otras universidades españolas. Meteorología extrema, naturaleza desatada, desastres, crisis de subsistencias y religiosidad popular son elementos, entre otros, con los que se construyen...
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This publication is a presentation of cloud meteorology as experienced by a seasoned Aviation Meteorologist. It contains a comprehensive discussion of Cloud Meteorology, presenting explanations of cloud formation, cloud types and cloud dynamics, the atmospheric forces internal and external to cloud existence. It discusses the earths atmospheric-chaotic-nature and its impact on clouds and cloud systems. Clouds are visual indicators of the atmospheres...
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"Muchas veces me preguntan si de verdad está cambiado el clima. En mi respuesta hay una afirmación: el clima siempre ha cambiado, y a veces de forma más espectacular y mucho más temible que como lo está haciendo ahora".
Según el autor, el debate actual ha sido envenenado por los inmensos intereses en juego. Una vez más, el componente ideológico incide en un territorio que debería corresponder a los especialistas. José Luis Comellas, con...
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This book is dedicated to science. Scientists are skeptical, we ask: "Is that idea correct? How can I test it?" Then we resolve to gather and analyze data until we show it isn't or it might be. If we cannot disprove the idea, it survives. No true scientist "believes in science" because he knows science is a process, a process we use to uncover the truth. One cannot have faith in science, but one can believe in the scientific process or method.
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Extrait: "Dans les sociétés primitives, l'homme, placé presque sans défense devant les phénomènes de l'atmosphère, dut s'attacher surtout à l'observation de ceux qui le menaçaient, et qui, sur une terre à peine cultivée, se produisaient sans doute plus fréquemment qu'aujourd'hui. Le danger passé, il devait aussi revoir avec un sentiment de religieuse reconnaissance les signes qui lui annonçaient le retour du beau temps, du calme, de...
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Lightning strikes somewhere on the surface of the earth about 100 times every second, and current observations indicate a significant increase in activity in the coming years. This illustrated survey explores the history of lightning, from ancient to modern times. Mythology and observations of lightning damage constituted the extent of lightning history until the Enlightenment period, when Benjamin Franklin, Thomas-François Dalibard, and others began...
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The human impact on Earth's climate is often treated as a hundred-year issue lasting as far into the future as 2100, the year in which most climate projections cease. In The Long Thaw, David Archer, one of the world's leading climatologists, reveals the hard truth that these changes in climate will be "locked in," essentially forever.
If you think that global warming means slightly hotter weather and a modest rise in sea levels that will persist only...
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"As snowpocalypse descends once again, one temperamental weatherman is determined to set the record straight on the myths and misconceptions surrounding the elements. What is the difference between weather and climate? How do weather satellites predict the future? Can someone outrun a tornado? Does the rotation of the Earth affect wind currents? And does meteorology have anything to do with meteors? Stormin Norman Weatherby is gearing up to answer...
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Una estación meteorológica posible se constituye en una herramienta, no sólo para la recolección de valiosos datos en lugares apartados, sino también como un excelente ejercicio académico para que niños y estudiantes conozcan algunos conceptos de clima e identifiquen patrones del tiempo atmosférico y su relación con la vida diaria (e.g. comportamieto de las aves, floración, formación de lluvias, prácticas agrícolas), aprendiendo mediante...
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Contributions from a range of climate scientists and commentators Rob Bell, Jason Boberg, Adelia Hallett, Sophie Handford, Rhys Jones, Haylee Koroi, Matt McGlone, Jamie Morton, Rod Oram, Jim Salinger, Kera Sherwood-O'Regan, Simon Thrush and Andrew Jeffs.
Climate Aotearoa outlines the climate situation as it is now, and as it will be in the years to come. It describes the likely impact on the environment and on our day-to-day living situation.
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The Weather Companion An Album of Meteorological History, Science, Legend, and Folklore Throughout history, as farmer, sailor, hunter, and artist, humans have watched and worried about the weather. We have devised ways to observe it, to predict it, to protect ourselves from it, to take advantage of it. It plays a major role in the science and folklore of every culture. Gary Lockhart's The Weather Companion is a fascinating compendium of meteorological...
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Appelée « aurore boréale » dans l'hémisphère Nord et « aurore australe » dans l'hémisphère Sud, l'aurore polaire est peut-être le phénomène lumineux le plus beau du monde que seuls quelques privilégiés ont la chance d'observer. Si la science connaît aujourd'hui ses mécanismes de formation, il n'en reste pas moins que l'aurore polaire défend jalousement sa part de magie, car bon nombre de peuples – Samis, Inuits, Indiens, Vikings...
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Las piedras hablan con su silencio ya que son los testigos de nuestro universo. Parecen seres inmóviles y silenciosas, pero no es cierto. En su interior se encuentra el secular momentum que tiene todo el universo por la presencia eterna del ser Supremo. Toda piedra es una expresión de amor, ninguna puede ser desechada ya que cada una tiene su historia. Están predestinas a cosas que aún no sabemos con certeza, pero ellas tienen su objetivo y un...
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On March 13, 1989, the entire Quebec power grid collapsed, automatic garage doors in California suburbs began to open and close without apparent reason, and microchip production came to a halt in the Northeast; in space, communications satellites had to be manually repointed after flipping upside down, and pressure readings on hydrogen tank supplies on board the Space Shuttle Discovery peaked, causing NASA to consider aborting the mission. What was...
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