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| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Resnick, Abraham. Due to the weather. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2000 (OCoLC)606204757 Online version: Resnick, Abraham. Due to the weather. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2000 (OCoLC)606440374 |
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| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Abraham Resnick |
| ISBN: | 031331344X 9780313313448 |
| OCLC Number: | 43186002 |
| Description: | xi, 220 p., [1] leaf of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm. |
| Contents: | Different Kinds of Weather Elements -- Avalanches -- Clouds -- Droughts -- Dust Storms -- Floods -- Fog -- Hail -- Humidity -- Hurricanes/Typhoons -- Ice -- Lightning/Thunder -- Monsoons -- Mudslides -- Rainfall -- Snow -- Sunshine -- Temperatures (Cold) -- Temperatures (Hot) -- Tornadoes -- Winds -- How Weather Affects Us -- Business -- Clothing -- Crime -- Customs -- Health -- History -- Migration -- Shelter -- Sports and Recreation -- Transportation. |
| Responsibility: | Abraham Resnick. |
Abstract:
This guide shows not only what causes particular weather events such as avalanches and droughts but also how the weather affects such aspects of our daily lives as business and health. It describes 20 different kinds of weather elements and how each impacts on people's lives.
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