Treading on Thin Air
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Treading on Thin Air

Elizabeth Austin

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  2. English
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eBook - ePub

Treading on Thin Air

Elizabeth Austin

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About This Book

Weather, water, and climate. How we feel, how productive we are, even our sheer existence, depends on these three things. The United States' economic activity varies annually by 1.7% due to weather—that is more than $500 billion dollars each year. Weather applications on mobile devices are the second most popular apps—more popular than social networking, maps, music, and news.In Treading on Thin Air, Dr. Elizabeth Austin, a world-renowned atmospheric physicist, reveals how the climate is intimately tied to our daily lives. The effects and impacts of weather on humans, society and the planet are changing with the times. Dr. Austin will demystify climate change, revealing what is really happening with our climate and why, whether it is El Nino, tornadoes, floods or hurricanes.Weather and society are at its most fascinating at extremes, and as Dr. Austin is one of a handful of forensic meteorologists around the globe. She has been called upon to investigate plane crashes, murders, wildfires, avalanches, even bombing cases. Drawing upon her rich experiences, Austin's Treading on Thin Air promises to be an enlightening and informative journey through the wild word of weather.

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Publisher
Pegasus Books
Year
2016
ISBN
9781605988238
Topic
Ciencias físicas
Subtopic
Meteorología y climatología

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Contents
  4. Author’s Note
  5. One: Surfing In the Stratosphere
  6. Two: The Business of Weather
  7. Three: Where’s the Dead Body!
  8. Four: The War Effect
  9. Five: The Art of Clouds
  10. Six: It’s Super Cool to Supercool
  11. Seven: A SAGE Experience
  12. Eight: Water Wars
  13. Nine: La Réunion
  14. Ten: The Wind Is from the Left
  15. Eleven: The Healing Power of Music and Women in Science
  16. Twelve: A Toxic Awakening
  17. Thirteen: La Calamidad de México
  18. Fourteen: The China Factor
  19. Fifteen: Plane Crashes
  20. Sixteen: A Canary in the Coal Mine
  21. Seventeen: Extreme Extremes
  22. Eighteen: Forensics, Extreme Wx, and Death
  23. Nineteen: Saint Francine” of Assisi
  24. Illustrations
  25. Acknowledgments
  26. Selected References/Suggested Reading/Suggested Listening
  27. Glossary
  28. Index
  29. Copyright
Citation styles for Treading on Thin Air

APA 6 Citation

Austin, E. (2016). Treading on Thin Air ([edition unavailable]). Pegasus Books. Retrieved from https://www.perlego.com/book/1431102/treading-on-thin-air-pdf (Original work published 2016)

Chicago Citation

Austin, Elizabeth. (2016) 2016. Treading on Thin Air. [Edition unavailable]. Pegasus Books. https://www.perlego.com/book/1431102/treading-on-thin-air-pdf.

Harvard Citation

Austin, E. (2016) Treading on Thin Air. [edition unavailable]. Pegasus Books. Available at: https://www.perlego.com/book/1431102/treading-on-thin-air-pdf (Accessed: 14 October 2022).

MLA 7 Citation

Austin, Elizabeth. Treading on Thin Air. [edition unavailable]. Pegasus Books, 2016. Web. 14 Oct. 2022.