| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
304 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-298) and index. |
| Contents |
Heat & Drought: Hottest Cities & Hot Spots -- Real Heat: The Humidity Factor -- Historic Heat Waves of the United States --Draughts & Dust Storms -- Global Warming -- Cold: Coldest Cities and Cold Spots -- Historic Cold Waves of the United States -- Snow & Ice: Snowiest Cities in the United States -- Snowy Places -- Historic Snowstorms in the United States -- Ice Storms -- Rain & Floods: Rainiest & Driest Cities & Places -- Extreme Rainstorms -- Floods -- Thunderstorms & Hail: Stormiest Places -- Lightning -- Hailstorms -- Tornadoes: Typical Tornadoes -- Historic Twisters -- Waterspouts -- Hurricanes: Hurricans and their Intensity -- Historic Hurricanes -- Hurricane Flooding: The Storm Surge & Rainfalls -- Tropical Storms Around the World -- Windstorms & Fog: Extra-Tropical Storms -- Great Cyclones of Europe -- Extreme Winds -- Fog. |
| Subject |
Climatology -- United States -- Charts, diagrams, etc.
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United States -- Climate.
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| ISBN |
0393326586 paperback |
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