climatology

When Indonesia's Mount Tambora erupted in 1815, it unleashed the most destructive wave of extreme weather the world has witnessed in thousands of years. The volcano's massive sulfate dust cloud enveloped the Earth, cooling temperatures and disrupting major weather systems for more than three years. Amid devastating storms, drought, and floods, communities worldwide endured famine, disease, and civil unrest on a catastrophic scale. On the eve of the bicentenary of the great eruption, Tambora tells the extraordinary story of the weather chaos it wrought, weaving the latest climate science with the social history of this frightening period to offer a cautionary tale about the potential tragic impacts of drastic climate change in our own century.

Twenty questions and answers introduce weather and climate.

A young child is sorry to see summer end until she remembers all the good things the other seasons bring.

Explores the seasons in the freshwater pond biome, including its plant life, animal life, and its future.

An illustrated introduction to the careers of climatologists and meteorologists, with examples of activities outside the laboratory.

Explains how floods and droughts are related to global weather patterns and examines climate changes in history, discussing such topics as El Ni?o, hurricanes, and the role of geology.

Describes the new science of climate, tracing past climate history, and examining possible future climate patterns, acid rain, greenhouse effect, deforestation, and nuclear winter.

Describes the skills necessary to pursue a career as a climate scientist, and examines the type of work they do.

Discusses the changes in Earth's climate over the years and explains both natural and man-made reasons for them.