Weather, Climate and Human Affairs: A Book of Essays and Other Papers - Couverture rigide

Lamb, Hubert H.

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ISBN 10 : 0415006740 ISBN 13 : 9780415006743

Editeur : Routledge, 1988

Synopsis

Discusses the causes and mechanisms of climate and weather changes, looks at their effects and at the future of climatology.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

First published in 1988, this is a reissue of a groundbreaking collection of essays written by Hubert Lamb, one of the world’s foremost experts on weather and climate and a uniquely authoritative voice in the history of climatology. Hubert Lamb is able to provide a mature assessment of the effect of weather on people, and vice versa. His is a uniquely authoritative voice in the current debates about today’s environment and the prospects for the future.

After a general introduction the book is divided into three parts. The first part consists of a chronological series of portraits of climate and its impact on human affairs and the environment. These extend from the warm climates of the geological past to the current drought in Africa. There are several studies of the last few centuries and, in particular, of the various effects of the so-called ‘little Ice Age’. The second part is concerned with the causes and mechanisms of climate and weather changes, including chapters discussing Christmas weather, fronts and volcanoes. In the final part Hubert Lamb looks to the future, and attempts to put into perspective some of the pessimistic forecasts currently available. The text, which is consistently authoritative but always readable, is augmented by numerous maps, diagrams and photographs.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date d'édition: 1988
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0415006740
• ISBN 13: 9780415006743
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 380
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible