The weather almanac : a reference guide to weather, climate, and related issues in the United States and its key cities /

• Main Author: Horstmeyer, Steven L.
• Corporate Author: Wiley InterScience (Online service)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.
• Edition: 12th ed.
• Subjects: Weather forecasting.; Climatology.; United States > Climate.; United States > Climate > History.; United States.; Electronic books.; History.

The Weather Almanac, 12th Edition is a resource for a variety of climate and meteorological data including both domestic and international weather trends, historical weather patterns dating back 1000 years, natural disasters, and a 20 page glossary of weather terminology. The book is complete with d...

Table of Contents:

• Frontmatter
• Climate Maps of the United States
• Renewable Energy
• Extreme Weather--Disasters, Records, Floods, Heat, Cold, and Blizzards
• Thunderstorms, Lightning, Hail, and Tornadoes
• Tropical Cyclones
• El Nįo, La Nįa, and the Southern Oscillation
• Global Warming and Climate Change
• Air Pollution
• Climate Data from Around the World
• Local Climatological Data Annual Summaries 2009
• A Time Line of Meteorology: 9000-2000
• General Index
• Index of Acronyms and Abbreviations
• Index of Persons
• Index of Select Storms and Events.