Extreme Weather: A Guide and Record Book (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780393330151)

Is the climate really becoming more extreme as a result of climate change? We often hear on the news that the day was the hottest, coldest, wettest, or snowiest on record. Recent evidence suggests that aspects of the climate are indeed becoming more extreme. Will the extraordinary hurricane season of 2005 and the record heat waves of 2006 become more common? The facts are in this book, including a detailed analysis of extreme weather trends in the United States going back to the nineteenth century. Also included are historical examples of some of the more bizarre weather events observed: heat bursts, electrified dust storms, snow rollers, pink snowstorms, luminous tornadoes, falls of fish and toads, ball lighting, super bolts, and other strange meteorological events.

Author: Christopher C. Burt
ISBN-10: 039333015X
ISBN-13: 9780393330151
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Language: English
Published: 07/01/2007
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback
Weight: 2.24lbs
Size: 9.60h x 7.92w x 0.89d

Review Citation(s):
New York Times 07/29/2007 pg. 20
Science Books & Films 11/01/2007 pg. 270
Scitech Book News 12/01/2007 pg. 42