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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

de Kathleen Sears ...

Series series Adams 101 Series
In this clear and straight new guide from the author of Grammar 101 and Weather 101, get a crash course in understanding the science behind weather and weather prediction.Weather is everywhere, and while it’s typically not thought about most of the time, it can get everyone’s attention in an instant—whether it’s the swirling destruction of a tornado, the wreckage from a hurricane, or the havoc of ... Leer más

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In this clear and straight new guide from the author of Grammar 101 and Weather 101, get a crash course in understanding the science behind weather and weather prediction.Weather is everywhere, and while it’s typically not thought about most of the time, it can get everyone’s attention in an instant—whether it’s the swirling destruction of a tornado, the wreckage from a hurricane, or the havoc of
... Leer más
What Stands in a Storm

A True Story of Love and Resilience in the Worst Superstorm in History

de Kim Cross ...

Enter the eye of the storm in this gripping real-life thriller—A Perfect Storm on land—that chronicles “the sum and substance of the most catastrophic mass-tornado attack in recorded American history” (Ron Rowers, Pultizer Prize winner): a horrific three-day superstorm with 358 separate tornadoes touching down in twenty-one states and destroying entire towns.April 27, 2011 was the climax of a ... Leer más

$13.99 USD

Enter the eye of the storm in this gripping real-life thriller—A Perfect Storm on land—that chronicles “the sum and substance of the most catastrophic mass-tornado attack in recorded American history” (Ron Rowers, Pultizer Prize winner): a horrific three-day superstorm with 358 separate tornadoes touching down in twenty-one states and destroying entire towns.April 27, 2011 was the climax of a
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Dixie Alley County To City Tornado Season Climate Statistical Forecasts 2022

First Ever Book Confidence Interval and Probability Forecasts Long-Range

de Wayne Adams ...

Series Libro 1 - Long Range Tornado Forecasts
Darlene Beason: On May 3rd, 2021, I was traveling back and forth to Fort Smith to see my mother in the hospital. Wayne kept me posted on the weather. And he was totally correct on the tornado and where it would hit in Fort Smith. Joyce Lovell: Wayne forecast the tornado that hit Cameron Oklahoma in 2017. He called me an hour before the tornado to warn us it was coming. Sure enough, the tornado hit ... Leer más

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Darlene Beason: On May 3rd, 2021, I was traveling back and forth to Fort Smith to see my mother in the hospital. Wayne kept me posted on the weather. And he was totally correct on the tornado and where it would hit in Fort Smith. Joyce Lovell: Wayne forecast the tornado that hit Cameron Oklahoma in 2017. He called me an hour before the tornado to warn us it was coming. Sure enough, the tornado hit
... Leer más
Nightfaring

In Search of the Disappearing Darkness

de Megan Eaves-Egenes ...

A heartfelt exploration of the night on Earth, following a travel journalist and dark sky advocate around the globe as she seeks out dark places in our ever-brightening world.People, plants and animals all depend on the natural night—both its darkness and its starlight—for so much, from regulating our sleep cycles to providing the inspiration for myths and legends across the millennia. But ... Leer más

$15.99 USD

A heartfelt exploration of the night on Earth, following a travel journalist and dark sky advocate around the globe as she seeks out dark places in our ever-brightening world.People, plants and animals all depend on the natural night—both its darkness and its starlight—for so much, from regulating our sleep cycles to providing the inspiration for myths and legends across the millennia. But
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Forecast for D-day

And the Weatherman behind Ike's Greatest Gamble

de John E. Ross ...

Monday, June 5, had long been planned for launching D-day, the start of the campaign to liberate Nazi-held Western Europe. Yet the fine weather leading up to the greatest invasion the world would ever see was deteriorating rapidly. Would it hold long enough for the bombers, the massed armada, and the soldiers to secure beachheads in Normandy? That was the question, and it was up to Ike’s chief ... Leer más

$14.99 USD

Monday, June 5, had long been planned for launching D-day, the start of the campaign to liberate Nazi-held Western Europe. Yet the fine weather leading up to the greatest invasion the world would ever see was deteriorating rapidly. Would it hold long enough for the bombers, the massed armada, and the soldiers to secure beachheads in Normandy? That was the question, and it was up to Ike’s chief
... Leer más
The Hidden Seasons

A Calendar of Nature's Clues

de Tristan Gooley ...

Series series Natural Navigation
**“The Sherlock Holmes of Nature.”—BBCFrom the New York Times–bestselling author of The Lost Art of Reading Nature's Signs: Learn to spot the endlessly unfolding clues and signs that reveal the hidden ways nature changes every day of the year****“Gooley preaches attention to common patterns in nature like a sommelier describing wine—the shadows cast by the sun here, the tree angled there, the moss ... Leer más

$12.32 USD

**“The Sherlock Holmes of Nature.”—BBCFrom the New York Times–bestselling author of The Lost Art of Reading Nature's Signs: Learn to spot the endlessly unfolding clues and signs that reveal the hidden ways nature changes every day of the year****“Gooley preaches attention to common patterns in nature like a sommelier describing wine—the shadows cast by the sun here, the tree angled there, the moss
... Leer más
The Great Deluge

Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast

de Douglas Brinkley ...

In the span of five violent hours on August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina destroyed major Gulf Coast cities and flattened 150 miles of coastline. But it was only the first stage of a shocking triple tragedy. On the heels of one of the three strongest hurricanes ever to make landfall in the United States came the storm-surge flooding, which submerged a half-million homes—followed by the human tragedy ... Leer más

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In the span of five violent hours on August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina destroyed major Gulf Coast cities and flattened 150 miles of coastline. But it was only the first stage of a shocking triple tragedy. On the heels of one of the three strongest hurricanes ever to make landfall in the United States came the storm-surge flooding, which submerged a half-million homes—followed by the human tragedy
... Leer más
The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea

A True Story of Men Against the Sea

de Sebastian Junger ...

A real-life thriller that leaves us with the taste of salt on our tongues and a terror of the deep. ... Leer más

$10.52 USD

A real-life thriller that leaves us with the taste of salt on our tongues and a terror of the deep.
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The Children's Blizzard

de David Laskin ...

“David Laskin deploys historical fact of the finest grain to tell the story of a monstrous blizzard that caught the settlers of the Great Plains utterly by surprise. . . . This is a book best read with a fire roaring in the hearth and a blanket and box of tissues near at hand.” — Erik Larson, author of The Devil in the White City“Heartbreaking. . . . This account of the 1888 blizzard reads like a ... Leer más

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“David Laskin deploys historical fact of the finest grain to tell the story of a monstrous blizzard that caught the settlers of the Great Plains utterly by surprise. . . . This is a book best read with a fire roaring in the hearth and a blanket and box of tissues near at hand.” — Erik Larson, author of The Devil in the White City“Heartbreaking. . . . This account of the 1888 blizzard reads like a
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Rain

A Natural and Cultural History

de Cynthia Barnett ...

Rain is elemental, mysterious, precious, destructive.It is the subject of countless poems and paintings; the top of the weather report; the source of the world's water. Yet this is the first book to tell the story of rain.Cynthia Barnett's Rain begins four billion years ago with the torrents that filled the oceans, and builds to the storms of climate change. It weaves together science—the true ... Leer más

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Rain is elemental, mysterious, precious, destructive.It is the subject of countless poems and paintings; the top of the weather report; the source of the world's water. Yet this is the first book to tell the story of rain.Cynthia Barnett's Rain begins four billion years ago with the torrents that filled the oceans, and builds to the storms of climate change. It weaves together science—the true
... Leer más
A Storm Too Soon

A True Story of Disaster, Survival and an Incredib

de Michael J. Tougias ...

FROM MASTERFUL STORYTELLER MICHAEL J. TOUGIAS COMES A NEW, HEART-STOPPING TRUE-LIFE TALE OF MARITIME DISASTER, SURVIVAL, AND DARING RESCUE, HIS MOST THRILLING AND AMAZING STORY YET.Seventy-foot waves batter a torn life raft 250 miles out to sea in one of the world’s most dangerous places, the Gulf Stream. Hanging on to the raft are three men, a Canadian, a Brit, and their captain, JP de Lutz, a ... Leer más

$13.99 USD

FROM MASTERFUL STORYTELLER MICHAEL J. TOUGIAS COMES A NEW, HEART-STOPPING TRUE-LIFE TALE OF MARITIME DISASTER, SURVIVAL, AND DARING RESCUE, HIS MOST THRILLING AND AMAZING STORY YET.Seventy-foot waves batter a torn life raft 250 miles out to sea in one of the world’s most dangerous places, the Gulf Stream. Hanging on to the raft are three men, a Canadian, a Brit, and their captain, JP de Lutz, a
... Leer más
Rainy Days for the Harpers Girls

A heartbreaking historical saga from bestseller Rosie Clarke

de Rosie Clarke ...

Series Libro 3 - Welcome To Harpers Emporium
The next book in the series from the bestselling author Rosie Clarke of The Harpers Emporium and The Mulberry Lane Series.There are hard times ahead for the Harpers Girls...1914 Oxford Street, LondonIt is two years since Harpers Emporium opened its doors and life is good for Sally and Ben Harper as they look forward to the arrival of their first child.Beth Burrows is settling into married life ... Leer más

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The next book in the series from the bestselling author Rosie Clarke of The Harpers Emporium and The Mulberry Lane Series.There are hard times ahead for the Harpers Girls...1914 Oxford Street, LondonIt is two years since Harpers Emporium opened its doors and life is good for Sally and Ben Harper as they look forward to the arrival of their first child.Beth Burrows is settling into married life
... Leer más
The Cloudspotter's Guide

The Science, History, and Culture of Clouds

de Gavin Pretor-Pinney ...

Now in paperback: the runaway British bestseller that has cloudspotters everywhere looking up.Where do clouds come from? Why do they look the way they do? And why have they captured the imagination of timeless artists, Romantic poets, and every kid who's ever held a crayon? Veteran journalist and lifelong sky watcher Gavin Pretor-Pinney reveals everything there is to know about clouds, from ... Leer más

$4.99 USD

Now in paperback: the runaway British bestseller that has cloudspotters everywhere looking up.Where do clouds come from? Why do they look the way they do? And why have they captured the imagination of timeless artists, Romantic poets, and every kid who's ever held a crayon? Veteran journalist and lifelong sky watcher Gavin Pretor-Pinney reveals everything there is to know about clouds, from
... Leer más
The Mercy of the Sky

The Story of a Tornado

de Holly Bailey ...

“A gripping, heartbreaking and heartwarming account of the monster tornado that ravaged Moore, Oklahoma in 2013. It will leave you emotionally drained but glad you journeyed into the heart of this extraordinary storm with Bailey as your guide.” --Daniel James Brown, #1 NY Times bestselling author of The Boys in the BoatWinner of the Oklahoma Book Award// Winner of the American Meteorological ... Leer más

$8.99 USD

“A gripping, heartbreaking and heartwarming account of the monster tornado that ravaged Moore, Oklahoma in 2013. It will leave you emotionally drained but glad you journeyed into the heart of this extraordinary storm with Bailey as your guide.” --Daniel James Brown, #1 NY Times bestselling author of The Boys in the BoatWinner of the Oklahoma Book Award// Winner of the American Meteorological
... Leer más
The Secret World of Weather

How to Read Signs in Every Cloud, Breeze, Hill, Street, Plant, Animal, and Dewdrop

de Tristan Gooley ...

Series series Natural Navigation
**Learn to “see” the forecast in the hidden weather signs all around you—with the New York Times–bestselling author of How to Read a Tree and The Lost Art of Reading Nature’s SignsIn this eye-opening trove of outdoor clues, bestselling author and navigator Tristan Gooley shows us how, by “reading” nature as he does, you’ll not only detect what the weather is doing (and predict what’s coming), you ... Leer más

$10.43 USD

**Learn to “see” the forecast in the hidden weather signs all around you—with the New York Times–bestselling author of How to Read a Tree and The Lost Art of Reading Nature’s SignsIn this eye-opening trove of outdoor clues, bestselling author and navigator Tristan Gooley shows us how, by “reading” nature as he does, you’ll not only detect what the weather is doing (and predict what’s coming), you
... Leer más
Human Caused Global Warming

de Tim Ball PhD ...

This book examines the claims of human induced global warming made by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) using proper journalistic and investigative techniques. It explains how it was a premeditated, orchestrated deception, using science to impose a political agenda. It fooled a majority including most scientists. They assumed that other scientists would not produce science for a ... Leer más

$5.12 USD

This book examines the claims of human induced global warming made by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) using proper journalistic and investigative techniques. It explains how it was a premeditated, orchestrated deception, using science to impose a political agenda. It fooled a majority including most scientists. They assumed that other scientists would not produce science for a
... Leer más
Tide of War

The Impact of Weather on Warfare

de David R. Petriello ...

The first comprehensive look at nature’s role on military history from the author of A Pestilence on Pennsylvania Avenue.Halley’s Comet helped to announce the fall of the Shang Dynasty in China, a solar eclipse frightened the Macedonian army enough at Pydna in 168 BC to ensure victory for the Romans, a massive rain storm turned the field of Agincourt to mud in 1415 and gave Henry V his legendary ... Leer más

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The first comprehensive look at nature’s role on military history from the author of A Pestilence on Pennsylvania Avenue.Halley’s Comet helped to announce the fall of the Shang Dynasty in China, a solar eclipse frightened the Macedonian army enough at Pydna in 168 BC to ensure victory for the Romans, a massive rain storm turned the field of Agincourt to mud in 1415 and gave Henry V his legendary
... Leer más
The Weather Detective

Rediscovering Nature's Secret Signs

de Peter Wohlleben ...

The internationally bestselling author of The Hidden Life of Trees shows how we can decipher nature's secret signs by studying the weather.The internationally bestselling author of The Hidden Life of Trees shows how we can decipher nature's secret signs by studying the weather.In this first-ever English translation of The Weather Detective, Peter Wohlleben uses his long experience and deep love of ... Leer más

$11.99 USD

The internationally bestselling author of The Hidden Life of Trees shows how we can decipher nature's secret signs by studying the weather.The internationally bestselling author of The Hidden Life of Trees shows how we can decipher nature's secret signs by studying the weather.In this first-ever English translation of The Weather Detective, Peter Wohlleben uses his long experience and deep love of
... Leer más
Storm Kings

The Untold History of America's First Tornado Chasers

de Lee Sandlin ...

In Storm Kings, Lee Sandlin retraces America's fascination and unique relationship to tornadoes and the weather. From Ben Franklin's early experiments, to "the great storm debates" of the nineteenth century, to heartland life in the early twentieth century, Sandlin shows how tornado chasing helped foster the birth of meteorology, recreating with vivid descriptions some of the most devastating ... Leer más

$6.99 USD

In Storm Kings, Lee Sandlin retraces America's fascination and unique relationship to tornadoes and the weather. From Ben Franklin's early experiments, to "the great storm debates" of the nineteenth century, to heartland life in the early twentieth century, Sandlin shows how tornado chasing helped foster the birth of meteorology, recreating with vivid descriptions some of the most devastating
... Leer más
Hurricanes vs. Tornadoes vs Typhoons: Wind Systems of the World

Natural Disaster Books for Kids

de Baby Professor ...

Series series Children's Weather Books
Allow your child to discover the similarities and differences of weather disturbances like hurricanes, typhoons and tornadoes. This highly informative book is not just about texts but it’s more on pictures and colors. This lean towards images calls the attention and ensures understanding of concepts presented. Your child needs this copy so buy one today! ... Leer más

$4.49 USD

Allow your child to discover the similarities and differences of weather disturbances like hurricanes, typhoons and tornadoes. This highly informative book is not just about texts but it’s more on pictures and colors. This lean towards images calls the attention and ensures understanding of concepts presented. Your child needs this copy so buy one today!
... Leer más
Weather

de Storm Dunlop ...

Series series Collins Gem
A compact introduction to observing, predicting, and understanding the weatherNote: this ebook for black and white devices was originally created and printed in colour. For this reason, a small number of the illustrations will be difficult to read on a black and white device.This handy little guide provides the perfect introduction to what is happening in the sky, come rain or shine. Different ... Leer más

$2.49 USD

A compact introduction to observing, predicting, and understanding the weatherNote: this ebook for black and white devices was originally created and printed in colour. For this reason, a small number of the illustrations will be difficult to read on a black and white device.This handy little guide provides the perfect introduction to what is happening in the sky, come rain or shine. Different
... Leer más
The Storm

What Went Wrong and Why During Hurricane Katrina--the Inside Story from One Louisiana Scientist

de Ivor van Heerden, Mike Bryan ...

The ultimate inside story of the Katrina tragedy—from the cofounder of the LSU Hurricane CenterAfter warning for years about the looming threat of catastrophic flooding in New Orleans, Ivor van Heerden was one of the highest-profile media experts during the Katrina disaster. Over the following eighteen months, he was even more prominent as he challenged the official version of those events and ... Leer más

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The ultimate inside story of the Katrina tragedy—from the cofounder of the LSU Hurricane CenterAfter warning for years about the looming threat of catastrophic flooding in New Orleans, Ivor van Heerden was one of the highest-profile media experts during the Katrina disaster. Over the following eighteen months, he was even more prominent as he challenged the official version of those events and
... Leer más
Secrets of the Greatest Snow on Earth

Weather, Climate Change, and Finding Deep Powder in Utah's Wasatch Mountains and around the World

de Jim Steenburgh ...

Utah has long claimed to have the greatest snow on Earth—the state itself has even trademarked the phrase. In Secrets of the Greatest Snow on Earth, Jim Steenburgh investigates Wasatch weather, exposing the myths, explaining the reality, and revealing how and why Utah’s powder lives up to its reputation. Steenburgh also examines ski and snowboard regions beyond Utah, making this book a ... Leer más

$13.58 USD

Utah has long claimed to have the greatest snow on Earth—the state itself has even trademarked the phrase. In Secrets of the Greatest Snow on Earth, Jim Steenburgh investigates Wasatch weather, exposing the myths, explaining the reality, and revealing how and why Utah’s powder lives up to its reputation. Steenburgh also examines ski and snowboard regions beyond Utah, making this book a
... Leer más
The Ice Is Melting

de Oren Lyons, Hildegarde Hannum ...

Series series Annual E. F. Schumacher Lectures
The collection of lectures and publications from the Schumacher Center for a New Economics represents some of the foremost voices on a new economics.Oren Lyons is a tribal chief of the Onondaga Nation. Although referring to himself as unlettered, he communicates the wisdom Native Americans have passed down over the centuries. As Faithkeeper of the Turtle Clan he is responsible for maintaining the ... Leer más

$0.89 USD

The collection of lectures and publications from the Schumacher Center for a New Economics represents some of the foremost voices on a new economics.Oren Lyons is a tribal chief of the Onondaga Nation. Although referring to himself as unlettered, he communicates the wisdom Native Americans have passed down over the centuries. As Faithkeeper of the Turtle Clan he is responsible for maintaining the
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