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Weather's greatest mysteries solved! / Randy Cerveny.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781591027201 (hardcover : alk. paper) :
- ISBN: 1591027209 (hardcover : alk. paper) :
- Physical Description: 328 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2009.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-314) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | What is a weather mystery? -- The mystery of the dead T. Rex -- The mystery of humanity's "near extinction" -- The mystery of the Saharan hippos -- The mystery of the vanishing harappans -- The mystery of the Exodus -- The mysteries of weather and climate in ancient Greece -- The mystery of Petra, the rose city -- The mystery of the disappearing sun -- The mystery of the Mayan megadrought -- The mystery of Columbus's missing hurricane -- The mystery of the Little Ice Age's lost sunspots -- The mystery of the complacent Empire's wet weather -- The mystery of the Pacific hot tub -- The mystery of Tibet's weather spies -- The mystery of the Great American Dust Bowl -- The mystery of the crashing airplane and the A-bomb -- The mystery of "eliminating the impossible" -- The mystery of the devil in the deep blue sea -- The mystery of climate, cocaine, and the storyteller -- The mystery of the future -- The seven solutions. |
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| Subject: | Climatic extremes > History. Climatology > Miscellanea. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirtland Community College Library | QC 870 .C47 2009 | 30539214 | General Collection | Available | - |
Weather's Greatest Mysteries Solved!
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Table of Contents
Weather's Greatest Mysteries Solved!
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| Chapter 1 | What Is a Weather Mystery? | p. 9 |
| Chapter 2 | The Mystery of the Dead T. Rex | p. 22 |
| Chapter 3 | The Mystery of Humanity's "Near Extinction" | p. 33 |
| Chapter 4 | The Mystery of the Saharan Hippos | p. 48 |
| Chapter 5 | The Mystery of the Vanishing Harappans | p. 59 |
| Chapter 6 | The Mystery of the Exodus | p. 76 |
| Chapter 7 | The Mysteries of Weather and Climate in Ancient Greece | p. 92 |
| Chapter 8 | The Mystery of Petra, the Rose City | p. 108 |
| Chapter 9 | The Mystery of the Disappearing Sun | p. 120 |
| Chapter 10 | The Mystery of the Mayan Megadrought | p. 131 |
| Chapter 11 | The Mystery of Columbus's Missing Hurricane | p. 143 |
| Chapter 12 | The Mystery of the Little Ice Age's Lost Sunsports | p. 151 |
| Chapter 13 | The Mystery of the Complacent Empire's Wet Weather | p. 163 |
| Chapter 14 | The Mystery of the Pacific Hot Tub | p. 175 |
| Chapter 15 | The Mystery of Tibet's Weather Spies | p. 189 |
| Chapter 16 | The Mystery of the Great American Dust Bowl | p. 203 |
| Chapter 17 | The Mystery of the Crashing Airplane and the A-Bomb | p. 215 |
| Chapter 18 | The Mystery of "Eliminating the Impossible" | p. 226 |
| Chapter 19 | The Mystery of the Devil in the Deep Blue Sea | p. 235 |
| Chapter 20 | The Mystery of Climate, Cocaine, and the Storyteller | p. 244 |
| Chapter 21 | The Mystery of the Future | p. 252 |
| Chapter 22 | The Seven Solutions | p. 269 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 277 | |
| Notes | p. 281 | |
| Bibliography | p. 301 | |
| Index | p. 315 |
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