Treading on thin air
Subtitle: atmospheric physics, forensic meteorology, and climate change : how weather shapes our everyday lives
By: Elizabeth Austin, Ph.D.
Edition: First Pegasus books cloth edition.
Publisher: Pegasus Books
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 273
ISBN-13: 9781605988221
Subjects: Social aspects; Meteorology; Climatology; Climatic changes; Weather
Description: "A world-renowned atmospheric physicist, revealing how the climate is an inescapable part of our daily lives, shows how the effects and impacts of weather on humans, society and the planet are changing with the times and what it means for our future, "--Amazon.com.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-258) and index.
Table of contents: title: Surfing the Stratosphere; title: The Business of Weather; title: Where's the Dead Body!; title: The War Effect; title: The Art of Clouds; title: It's Super Cool to Supercool; title: A SAGE Experience; title: Water Wars; title: La Réunion; title: The Wind is from the Left; title: The Healing Power of Music and Women in Science; title: A Toxic Awakening; title: La Calamidad de México; title: The China Factor; title: Plane Crashes; title: A Canary in the Coal Mine; title: Extreme Extremes; title: Forensics, Extreme Wx, and Death; title: "Saint Francine" of Assisi.