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Environmental Security – Concepts, Challenges, and Case Studies
Security threats today are increasingly complex, dynamic, and asymmetric, and can affect environmental factors like energy, water, and food supply. As a result, it is becoming …
Weather on the Air – A History of Broadcast Meteorology
From low humor to high drama, TV weather reporting over the decades has encompassed an enormous range of styles and approaches, triggering chuckles, infuriating the masses, and at …
Verner Suomi – The Life and Work of the Founder of Satellite Meteorology
As the space age got underway in the wake of Sputnik, one of the earliest areas of science to take advantage of the new observational opportunities it afforded was the study of …
Father Benito Viñes – The 19th–Century Life and Contributions of a Cuban Hurricane Observer and Scientist
Before Doppler radar and broadcast weather reports, Spanish-born Benito Vines (1837-1893) spent decades observing the skies at Belen Observatory in colonial Cuba, routinely issuing …
Midlatitude Synoptic Meteorology – Dynamics, Analysis, and Forecasting
The past decade has been characterized by remarkable advances in meteorological observation, computing techniques, and data-visualization technology. However, the benefit of these …
Adaptive Governance and Climate Change
While recent years have seen undeniable progress in the acknowledgment of both the dangers of climate change and the importance of working to mitigate it, little has actually been …
Living on the Real World – How Thinking and Acting like Meteorologists Will Help Save the Planet
Every day meteorologists sift through a deluge of information to make predictions that help us navigate our daily lives. Instead of being overwhelmed by the data and possibilities, …
The Forgiving Air – Understanding Environmental Change, Second Edition
Nearly seven billion people are collectively such a potent force that their influence on the global environment has begun to rival that of Mother Nature. Scientist Richard C. J. …
Deadly Season – Analysis of the 2011 Tornado Outbreaks
In 2011, despite continued developments in forecasting, tracking, and warning technology, the United States was hit by the deadliest tornado season in decades. More than 1,200 …
Economic and Societal Impacts of Tornadoes
For almost a decade, economists Kevin M. Simmons and Daniel Sutter have been studying the economic impacts and social consequences of the approximately 1,200 tornadoes that touch …
The Thinking Person`s Guide to Climate Change – Second Edition
Everybody can be a thinking person when it comes to climate change, and this book is a perfect roadmap. Start a web search for “climate change” and the first three suggestions are …