an illustrated history : from cloud atlases to climate change Revkin, Andrew creator author. Mechaley, Lisa author. Sterling Publishing Company issuing body. text bibliography Illustrated works. History. Pictorial works. Illustrated works. nyu 2018 monographic eng

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xi, 212 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 23 cm Andrew Revkin, who is the senior climate reporter at ProPublica after a prize-winning 21-year stint at The New York Times, presents an intriguing illustrated history of humanity's evolving relationship with Earth's dynamic climate system and the wondrous weather it generates.-- Colorful and captivating, Weather: An Illustrated History hopscotches through 100 meteorological milestones and insights, from prehistory to today's headlines and tomorrow's forecasts. Bite-sized narratives, accompanied by exciting illustrations, touch on such varied topics as Earth's first atmosphere, the physics of rainbows, the deadliest hailstorm, Groundhog Day, the invention of air conditioning, London's Great Smog, the Year Without Summer, our increasingly strong hurricanes, and the Paris Agreement on climate change. Written by a prominent and award-winning environmental author and journalist, this is a groundbreaking illustrated book that traces the evolution of weather forecasting and climate science.-- Andrew Revkin with Lisa Mechaley. Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-208) and index. Weather History Pictorial works Meteorology History Pictorial works Science History Weather History Meteorology History SCIENCE Earth Sciences Meteorology & Climatology SCIENCE Global Warming & Climate Change SCIENCE History Science Meteorology Weather QC981.2 .R483 2018 9781454921400 1454921404 2017279824 190128 20240212152520.0 20826493 eng