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Clouds
and Storms (National Audubon Society Pocket Guides)
by Ronald L. Holle, et al
(Paperback -- April 1995)
The
Coming Global Superstorm
by Art Bell, Whitley Strieber (Preface)
It's time to stop talking about the weather and do something about
it. Paranormal superstars Art Bell and Whitley Strieber bring environmentalism
to the masses tabloid-style in The Coming Global Superstorm, a quick
look at global warming and its potentially catastrophic effects. Like Old
Testament prophets, Bell and Strieber embrace lovingly detailed depictions
of global cataclysm; unlike them, our modern-day doomsayers have more to
go on than that old-time religion. Their writing is clear and straightforward,
interspersing hard data with dramatization and speculation to create an
engaging, enjoyable, but thoroughly spooky warning of the next Ice Age.
Scoffers would do well to remember the 1900 hurricane that devastated Galveston,
Texas, despite the clear warnings--we may have advanced our meteorological
knowledge over the 20th century, but is our judgment any better? Bell and
Strieber are ultimately optimistic that quick behavior change can avert
the big storm for a while, even if archaeological evidence suggests its
inevitability. Their solutions range from the small scale (buy fuel-efficient
cars) to the grandiose (global cooperation in weather monitoring). Whether
their suggestions will help is a moot question (how could we ever know?);
surely, though, they won't hurt. --Rob Lightner - Amazon.com
(Mass Market Paperback -- December 26, 2000)
The
Essence of Chaos (The Jessie and John Danz Lecture Series)
by Edward N. Lorenz
Paperback: University of Washington Press
ISBN: 0295975148; Reprint edition (April 1996)
Climate
Change 2001 : The Scientific Basis : Contribution of Working Group I to
the Third Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
by John Theodore Houghton (Editor), et al
(Paperback -- August 2001)
National
Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Weather
by David M. Ludlum
Leather Bound
Knopf; ISBN: 0679408517; (November 1991)
Peterson
First Guide to Clouds and Weather
by John A. Day, et al
(Paperback -- February 20, 1998)
The
Weather Wizard's Cloud Book : How You Can Forecast the Weather Accurately
and Easily by Reading the Clouds
by Louis D., Sr. Rubin, et al
(Paperback -- October 1989)
Weather
for Dummies (For Dummies)
by John D. Cox
(Paperback -- September 2000)
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