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Author : Ingrid Holford
Publisher : David & Charles
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book British Weather Disasters written by Ingrid Holford and published by David & Charles. This book was released on 1976 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Philip Eden
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 082647621X
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (264 download)
Download or read book Great British Weather Disasters written by Philip Eden and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2008-11-20 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Environmental impact of natural disasters & phenomena.
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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 127 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (918 download)
Download or read book British Weather Disaster written by and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Julia Leyda
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317630319
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (176 download)
Download or read book Extreme Weather and Global Media written by Julia Leyda and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-06-05 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the two decades bracketing the turn of the millennium, large-scale weather disasters have been inevitably constructed as media events. As such, they challenge the meaning of concepts such as identity and citizenship for both locally affected populations and widespread spectator communities. This timely collection pinpoints the features of an often overlooked yet rapidly expanding category of global media and analyzes both its forms and functions. Specifically, contributors argue that the intense promotion and consumption of 'extreme weather' events takes up the slack for the public conversations society is not having about the environment, and the feeling of powerlessness that accompanies the realization that anthropogenic climate change has now reached a point of no return. Incorporating a range of case studies of extreme weather mediation in India, the UK, Germany, Sweden, the US, and Japan, and exploring recent and ongoing disasters such as Superstorm Sandy, the Fukushima nuclear crisis, flooding in Germany, and heat waves in the UK, Extreme Weather and Global Media generates valuable inquiry into the representational and social characteristics of the new culture of extreme weather.
Author : A.H. Perry
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000984745
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (9 download)
Download or read book Environmental Hazards in the British Isles written by A.H. Perry and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-10-27 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Environmental Hazards in the British Isles (1981) offers a comprehensive account of the various hazards affecting Britain. Based on a wealth of empirical data, it provides a balanced perspective on phenomena that are usually presented in a sensational way by the media and then quickly forgotten. A three-fold methodology is suggested for the study of environmental hazards, which concentrates on their incidence, their causes and their frequency, and their impact on both the individual and society as a whole.
Author : Patrick Nobbs
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1445644614
Total Pages : 465 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (456 download)
Download or read book The Story of the British and Their Weather written by Patrick Nobbs and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2015-01-15 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A compelling and highly readable history of the British weather – the real master of the islands
Author : Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107025060
Total Pages : 593 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (7 download)
Download or read book Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation written by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2012-05-28 with total page 593 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Extreme weather and climate events, interacting with exposed and vulnerable human and natural systems, can lead to disasters. This Special Report explores the social as well as physical dimensions of weather- and climate-related disasters, considering opportunities for managing risks at local to international scales. SREX was approved and accepted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on 18 November 2011 in Kampala, Uganda.
Author : Storm Dunlop
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0191665231
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (916 download)
Download or read book Weather: A Very Short Introduction written by Storm Dunlop and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017-01-19 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From deciding the best day for a picnic, to the devastating effects of hurricanes and typhoons, the weather impacts our lives on a daily basis. Although new techniques allow us to forecast the weather with increasing accuracy, most people do not realise the vast global movements and forces which result in their day-to-day weather. In this Very Short Introduction Storm Dunlop explains what weather is and how it differs from climate, discussing what causes weather, and how we measure it. Analysing the basic features and properties of the atmosphere, he shows how these are directly related to the weather experienced on the ground, and to specific weather phenomena and extreme weather events. He describes how the global patterns of temperature and pressure give rise to the overall circulation within the atmosphere, the major wind systems, and the major oceanic currents, and how features such as mountains and the sea affect local weather. He also looks at examples of extreme and dangerous weather, such as of tropical cyclones (otherwise known as hurricanes and typhoons), describing how 'Hurricane Hunters' undertake the dangerous task of flying through them. We measure weather in a number of ways: observations taken on the land and sea; observations within the atmosphere; and measurements from orbiting satellites. Dunlop concludes by looking at how these observations have been used to develop increasingly sophisticated long- and short-range weather forecasting, including ensemble forecasting. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Author : Robert K. Doe
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 111894996X
Total Pages : 381 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (189 download)
Download or read book Extreme Weather written by Robert K. Doe and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-01-12 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is about weather extremes in the United Kingdom. It presents fascinating and detailed insights into tornadoes (supercell and non-supercell tornadoes, historical and contemporary case studies, frequency and spatial distributions, and unique data on extreme events); thunderstorms (epic event analysis and observing); hailstorms (intensity, distributions and frequency of high magnitude events); lightning (lightning as a hazard, impacts and injuries); ball lightning (definitions, impacts and case studies); flooding (historical and contemporary analysis, extreme rainfall and flash flooding); snowfalls (heavy snowfall days and events). It also looks at researching weather extremes, provides guidance on performing post-storm site investigations and details what is involved in severe weather forecasting. It is written by members, directors and past and present Heads of the research group the Tornado and Storm Research Organisation (TORRO). With fifteen chapters thematically arranged, and data appendix including a new tornado map of the U.K., this book presents a wealth of information on meteorological extremes. This volume is aimed primarily at researchers in the field of meteorology and climatology, but will also be of interest to advanced undergraduate students taking relevant courses in this area.
Author : Howard Everett Smith
Publisher : Dodd Mead
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Killer Weather written by Howard Everett Smith and published by Dodd Mead. This book was released on 1982 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses a dozen disasters, including the 1974 Ohio tornado, two major hurricanes, the New York City Blizzard of 1888, the Dust Bowl, the North African Sahel drought, etc.
Author : Martin Brayne
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0750954124
Total Pages : 283 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (59 download)
Download or read book The Greatest Storm written by Martin Brayne and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2002-11-08 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All but forgotten now, the Great Storm of 26/27 November 1703 was the worst storm experienced in recorded history in the British Isles. Over 8000 people died and the losses of property and shipping were immense. Martin Brayne tells in vivid detail the story of this tragic and catastrophic event. While almost everyone knows something about those two classic disaster scenarios of the Stuart age, the Great Fire of 1666 and the Great Plague of the year before, hardly anyone knows the story of the Great Storm of 1703, the worst that has occurred in the British Isles. Winds and rain lashed the entire country and floods were reported almost everywhere. Famously, Henry Winstanley had the misfortune to be in the wooden lighthouse which he had designed on Eddystone Rocks of Plymouth on 26 November 1703. The lighthouse was destroyed and Winstanley died.
Author : Jack Goldstein
Publisher : Andrews UK Limited
ISBN 13 : 1785382098
Total Pages : 53 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (853 download)
Download or read book 101 Amazing Facts about Natural Disasters written by Jack Goldstein and published by Andrews UK Limited. This book was released on 2015-07-21 with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What exactly is an avalanche? Why do tropical cyclones spin in different directions? What is the deadliest heat wave ever to have been recorded? And what are the three different types of lightning? All of this and more is revealed in this fantastic book containing over one hundred facts about the world's most deadly natural disasters. Covering floods, cyclones, landslides, avalanches, tsunamis, fires, earthquakes, blizzards, heatwaves, volcanoes and lightning, this is a fascinating addition to any fact-lover's collection.
Author : Suzanne Garbe
Publisher : Capstone
ISBN 13 : 1476501289
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (765 download)
Download or read book Threatening Skies written by Suzanne Garbe and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2013-07 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Describes several of the most dangerous weather events in recorded history"--
Author : Bas van Bavel
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108752381
Total Pages : 243 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (87 download)
Download or read book Disasters and History written by Bas van Bavel and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2020-10-22 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Disasters and History offers the first comprehensive historical overview of hazards and disasters. Drawing on a range of case studies, including the Black Death, the Lisbon earthquake of 1755 and the Fukushima disaster, the authors examine how societies dealt with shocks and hazards and their potentially disastrous outcomes. They reveal the ways in which the consequences and outcomes of these disasters varied widely not only between societies but also within the same societies according to social groups, ethnicity and gender. They also demonstrate how studying past disasters, including earthquakes, droughts, floods and epidemics, can provide a lens through which to understand the social, economic and political functioning of past societies and reveal features of a society which may otherwise remain hidden from view. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.
Author : Hubert Lamb
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521375221
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (752 download)
Download or read book Historic Storms of the North Sea, British Isles and Northwest Europe written by Hubert Lamb and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1991-06-13 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a historical study of great wind storms over the last 500-600 years, with meteorological maps and wind measurements.
Author : Alan Edwin Day
Publisher : Oxford, England : Clio Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 624 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book England written by Alan Edwin Day and published by Oxford, England : Clio Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : P. A. Merriman
Publisher : Thomas Telford
ISBN 13 : 9780727719362
Total Pages : 604 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (193 download)
Download or read book Natural Disasters written by P. A. Merriman and published by Thomas Telford. This book was released on 1993 with total page 604 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It has been estimated that, as a result of natural disasters, during the 1970s and 1980s three million lives were lost worldwide, the number of disasters increased threefold, the economic losses per decade almost doubled and the insurance losses quadrupled. In the light of these figures, the United Nations proclaimed the 1990s as the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction and this book focuses on the British contribution to the Decade and is supplemented by papers from America, Asia, Europe and Africa.
