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Treading on Thin Air
Elizabeth Austin
- 288 pages
- English
- ePUB (adapté aux mobiles)
- Disponible sur iOS et Android
Treading on Thin Air
Elizabeth Austin
Ă propos de ce livre
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 weatherâthat is more than $500 billion dollars each year. Weather applications on mobile devices are the second most popular appsâmore 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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Table des matiĂšres
- Cover
- Title
- Contents
- Authorâs Note
- One: Surfing In the Stratosphere
- Two: The Business of Weather
- Three: Whereâs the Dead Body!
- Four: The War Effect
- Five: The Art of Clouds
- Six: Itâs Super Cool to Supercool
- Seven: A SAGE Experience
- Eight: Water Wars
- Nine: La RĂ©union
- Ten: The Wind Is from the Left
- Eleven: The Healing Power of Music and Women in Science
- Twelve: A Toxic Awakening
- Thirteen: La Calamidad de MĂ©xico
- Fourteen: The China Factor
- Fifteen: Plane Crashes
- Sixteen: A Canary in the Coal Mine
- Seventeen: Extreme Extremes
- Eighteen: Forensics, Extreme Wx, and Death
- Nineteen: Saint Francineâ of Assisi
- Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- Selected References/Suggested Reading/Suggested Listening
- Glossary
- Index
- Copyright