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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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Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History
by Erik Larson 
Publisher Comments September 8, 1900, began innocently in the seaside town of Galveston, Texas. Even Isaac Cline, resident meteorologist for the U.S. Weather Bureau, failed to grasp the true meaning of the strange deep-sea swells and peculiar winds that greeted the city...
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A to Z of Scientists in Weather and Climate (Notable Scientists)
by Don Rittner Publisher Comments Designed for high school through early college...
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Wind: How the Flow of Air Has Shaped Life, Myth, and the Land
by Jan DeBlieu Publisher Comments A fascinating look at how a collision of molecules led to the creation of religion, the discovery of continents, and the destruction of empires, "Wind" brings a poet's voice and a scientist's eye together to reveal the profound influence of this...
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Barron's Pocket Factbook: Weather: Essential Facts about the Earth's Weather (Barron's Pocket Factbooks)
by Michael Bright Publisher Comments How do hurricanes form? Where is the worlds hottest location? Which American city has the largest average snowfall? Readers can find facts on major hurricanes and typhoons of recent decades and the tracks they have taken. They will also find information...
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The Whale and the Supercomputer: On the Northern Front of Climate Change
by Charles Wohlforth Publisher Comments Scientists and natives wrestle with our changing climate in the land where it has hit first--and hardest A traditional Eskimo whale-hunting party races to shore near Barrow, Alaska--their comrades trapped on a floe drifting out to sea--as ice that should...
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The Great Hurricane: 1938
by Cherie Burns Publisher Comments With masterful storytelling skill, Burns follows the punishing path of the Great Hurricane of 1938, which hit the eastern seaboard, from Long Island to Connecticut and Rhode Island, in a seamless and suspenseful narrative, preserving for posterity the...
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The Climate of Oregon: From Rain Forest to Desert
by George H Taylor Publisher Comments This companion volume to The Oregon Weather Book gathers together a range of fascinating and useful climate information. It describes climate elements, reveals how Oregon's climate changes throughout the year, and explains the impact of large-scale...
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Florida Hurricanes and Tropical Storms, 1871-2001
by John Williams Publisher Comments A comprehensive chronological guide to hurricanes, tropical storms, and near-misses to impact Florida since 1871, this expanded volume contains the widest possible range of statistics and information for the 181 tropical cyclones to reach Florida, 72 of...
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Aurora: The Mysterious Northern Lights
by Candace Savage Publisher Comments Throughout the ages, The sheer magnificence and eerie grandeur of the aurora have evoked both fear and wonder. In this beautifully illustrated book, candace savage explores the myth and the science behind these amazing lights....
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Divine Wind: The History and Science of Hurricanes
by Kerry Emanuel Publisher Comments One of the world's leading authorities on hurricanes pens an engaging account of these awe-inspiring meteorological events and captures the profound effects that hurricanes have had on humanity in a fascinating blend of history, science, and art....
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It's Raining Frogs and Fishes: Four Seasons of Natural Phenomena and Oddities of the Sky (Outdoor Essays & Reflections)
by Jerry Dennis Publisher Comments A spellbinding look into the natural world's most fascinating and baffling phenomena, with illustrated explanations of rainbows, meteors, sunsets, hurricanes, the northern lights, and dozens of other curiosities of the sky....
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Eric Sloane's Book of Storms: Hurricanes, Twisters and Squalls
by Eric Sloane Publisher Comments What triggers a tornado? What can you see in the eye of a hurricane? What's the difference between a thunderbolt and a thunderclap? With his warm, conversational style and more than 100 original illustrations, popular author and artist Eric Sloane...
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Floods, Droughts, and Climate Change
by Michael Collier Publisher Comments Introducing the mechanics of global weather, this book shows that floods and droughts, once considered isolated "acts of God, " are often related events driven by the same forces that shape the entire atmosphere. 25 halftones. 16 line illustrations....
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The Weather
by John Lynch Publisher Comments A study of weather -- what it is, what drives it and covering every weather phenomena from around the world. Sections include Wind, Wet, Cold and Hot, as well as a final section Change. A companion book to a 4 part TV series....
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Weather: A Visual Guide
by Bruce Buckley Publisher Comments Using dramatic, never-before-published aerial and satellite photography, this book provides up-to-the-minute information about a fascinating spectrum of natural phenomena, including extreme weather, forecasting, and more. 1-55297-957-1$29.95 / Firefly...
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Life - Nature's Fury: The Illustrated History of Wild Weather & Natural Disasters
by Life Magazine Synopsis From the popular "LIFE" Picture Puzzle series comes a new volume categorized according to level of difficulty with a suggested completion time included for serious puzzlers....
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The Charting of an Atmospheric Environment
by Michael S., Ph.d. Hamilton Synopsis A fascinating journey into the science of studying the world around us. With a sense of wonder, Hamilton elucidates the complex forces that shape our environment, from the discovery of the atom to modern forecasting....
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The Weather Companion: An Album of Meteorological History, Science, and Folklore (Wiley Science Editions)
by Gary Lockhart Synopsis 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...
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Floods, Famines, and Emperors El Nino and the Fate of Civilizations
by Brian M Fagan Publisher Comments In 1997 and early 1998, one of the most powerful El Niños ever recorded disrupted weather patterns all over the world. Europe suffered through a record freeze as the American West was hit with massive floods and snowstorms; in the western Pacific...
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