Weather: How It Works And Why It MattersBasic Books, 20 de set. 2000 - 223 pàgines Scientists have delved deep into the smallest particles of matter and have extended their view to the far reaches of the universe, but still seem unable to predict the temperature five days hence. In this intriguing book, two scientists examine recent progress in the fields of meteorology and climatology. Amid colorful anecdotes of the Galápagos, Siberia, and places closer to home, they describe the earth's atmosphere, its origin and structure, and the forces that have shaped and continue to affect it. They explore temperature, pressure, and other properties of air and weather, including warm and cold fronts, highs and lows, clouds, trade winds, prevailing westerlies, and sky phenomena such as rainbows, halos, coronae, and sun dogs. The authors end with a discussion of the major threats to earth's atmosphere brought on by human activity, including global warming and ozone depletion, and argue that pure science--not politics--should dictate our policy responses. |
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Pàgina 137
... produce a global cooling of the planet , but the injection of greenhouse gases is expected to produce a global warming . The THE GREENHOUSE GASES 137.
... produce a global cooling of the planet , but the injection of greenhouse gases is expected to produce a global warming . The THE GREENHOUSE GASES 137.
Pàgina 173
... produced an invisible and deadly contamination that reached many parts of Europe in 1986. Disposing of the residuals ... produce most of their energy in atomic plants . Some countries , for instance , Argentina and Brazil , are just now ...
... produced an invisible and deadly contamination that reached many parts of Europe in 1986. Disposing of the residuals ... produce most of their energy in atomic plants . Some countries , for instance , Argentina and Brazil , are just now ...
Pàgina 187
... produce there . Naturally produced carbon dioxide has heated the Earth some 30 ° C ( 54 ° F ) above the temperature it would have maintained without this gas . But until now , the temperature of our world has been in equilibrium . Homo ...
... produce there . Naturally produced carbon dioxide has heated the Earth some 30 ° C ( 54 ° F ) above the temperature it would have maintained without this gas . But until now , the temperature of our world has been in equilibrium . Homo ...
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Introduction | 1 |
The Fundamentals of Air | 7 |
Its Not the Heat Its the Heat and the Humidity | 15 |
Copyright | |
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