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Climate the Force That Shapes Our World
by George Ochoa  Publisher Comments A unique guide to the Earth's climate - past, present and future. It makes sense of a highly controversial and complex topic, explaining both ordinary and extraordinary phenomena. 400 colour photos, artworks and maps....
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Hurricane Watch: Forecasting the Deadliest Storms on Earth (Vintage Originals)
by Bob Sheets Publisher Comments The ultimate guide to the ultimate storms, Hurricane Watch is a fascinating blend of science and history from one of the world's foremost meteorologists and an award-winning science journalist. This in-depth look at these awe-inspiring acts of nature...
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Wind Blown Clouds: Mini
by Alec Finlay Publisher Comments Clouds, those magical collections of ice crystals that loom above us, bring out the romantic dreamer in everyone. At once universal and breathtakingly unique, clouds are a constant and subtle presence in all of our lives, ever continuing on their...
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A World Turned Over: A Killer Tornado and the Lives It Changed Forever
by Lorian Hemingway Publisher Comments At 4:33 P.M. on March 3, 1966, the skies above Jackson, Mississippi, turned an ominous yellow before going suddenly and violently black. A tornado of the F-5 category -- the most lethal -- struck without warning. It tore roofs off buildings, twisted...
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An Ocean of Air: Why the Wind Blows and Other Mysteries of the Atmosphere
by Gabrielle Walker Publisher Comments Front cover: Tag 3: “A sense of wonder . animates Ms. Walker’s high-spirited narrative and speeds it along like a fresh-blowing westerly.”—The New York Times Back cover: “This is science writing at its best:...
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Restless Skies: The Ultimate Weather Book
by Paul Douglas Publisher Comments Improved technology is teaching us more about the weather all the time, and with new knowledge comes new concerns and confusion. Is global warming real? What is a NEXRAD Doppler? Meteorologist Paul Douglas provides the answers to all these questions and...
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Extreme Natural Disasters (Extreme Wonders)
by Christine Gibson Publisher Comments Extreme Natural Disasters features catastrophic volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, and other extreme acts of nature. Inside you will find facts on the worst and deadliest of these events—including the scientific explanations...
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The Devil's Music: In the Eye of the Hurricane
by Pete Davies Publisher Comments The wind blows in at 175 miles per hour. A tidal wave twenty-five feet tall washes far inland. Across a piece of coastline fifty miles long, all signs of civilization are reduced to rubble and matchwood. This is the work of a Category 5 hurricane —...
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Studies of the Middle Atmosphere: Proceedings of a Royal Discussion Meeting Held on 4 and 5 December 1986
by The Royal Society Publisher Comments The middle atmosphere, extending from above 10 to 100 km, has attracted increased attention in the past decade, particularly during the Middle Atmosphere Programme, a four-year period of international cooperative study initiated by the Council of...
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Whale and Supercomputer : on the Northern Front of Climate Change (04 Edition)
by Charles Wohlforth Publisher Comments Scientists and natives wrestle with our changing climate in the land where it has hit first<BR>--and hardest <BR>A traditional Eskimo whale-hunting party races to shore near Barrow, Alaska-their comrades trapped on a floe drifting out to sea...
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Weather Tracker: Backyard Meteorologist's Logbook
by Leslie Horvitz Publisher Comments Business Buddies personal advice books offer concise answers to questions and problems related to virtually all aspects of business management, coordination, communication, and generally getting ahead in the corporate world. Each title follows the...
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Weather Book 2ND Edition
by Jack Williams Publisher Comments From the people who developed the USA Today weather page comes a novel approach to understanding the weather. Full-color graphics and photographs explain and illustrate weather concepts, from what makes the sky blue to how a tornado gets its twist. Every...
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The Invention of Clouds: How an Amateur Meteorologist Forged the Language of the Skies
by Richard Hamblyn Publisher Comments Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize The early years of the nineteenth century saw an intriguing yet little-known scientific advance catapult a shy young Quaker to the dizzy heights of fame. The Invention of Clouds tells the extraordinary story of...
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Adventures in Tornado Alley: The Storm Chasers
by Mike Hollingshead Publisher Comments From surreal skyscapes to wholesale destruction: the most dramatic scenes from the natural world. The destructive power of nature has always been a source of fear and fascination, and never more so than now, when climate change and extreme weather...
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Big Weather: Chasing Tornadoes in the Heart of America
by Mark Svenvold Publisher Comments Why do some people chase the kind of storms that would send most people running for their lives? Why does devastating weather maintain a primal hold on our collective imagination? With Matt Biddle, an Ahab-like veteran storm chaser, as his guide...
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The Handy Weather Answer Book (Handy Answer Books)
by Walter A Lyons Publisher Comments Well written at a level that is enjoyable to everyone. I highly recommend this book to any lay reader, weather watcher or atmospheric professional. – The Weather Doctor. Everyone has something to say about the weather. Former NASA researcher and...
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Inside the Hurricane Face To Face With
by Pete Davies Publisher Comments A fast-paced, dramatic exploration of one of the most powerful and destructive forces in nature Pete Davies has flown into the eyes of hurricanes with daredevil aviators. He's met with wild-eyed meteorologists who are obsessed with finding out exactly...
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It Takes a Nation
by Laura Dawn Publisher Comments Edited by the cultural director of MoveOn.org, "It Takes a Nation" tells the extraordinary story of how thousands of Americans came together to provide shelter, sustenance, and hope to survivors of Hurricane Katrina. Through MoveOn.org's Hurricane...
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An Ocean of Air: Why the Wind Blows and Other Mysteries of the Atmosphere
by Gabrielle Walker 
Powells.com Staff Pick Fans of Dava Sobel and Simon Winchester: this book is for you. A fascinating brief history of the scientists and mathematicians who discovered the atmosphere that makes our planet habitable, Walker's intricate and engaging book quickly captures the...
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The Oregon Weather Book: A State of Extremes
by George Taylor Publisher Comments A comprehensive, fact-filled resource for anyone who watches, studies, enjoys, or simply endures Oregon weather, this book offers a history of major weather events and a guide to the forces that shape our climate....
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