Warnings: The True Story of how Science Tamed the Weather

Warnings: The True Story of how Science Tamed the Weather
ISBN-10
1608320340
ISBN-13
9781608320349
Category
Meteorological services
Pages
286
Language
English
Published
2010
Publisher
Greenleaf Book Group
Authors
Michael Smith, Mike Smith

Description

From the heart of tornado alley, Smith takes us into the eye of America's most devastating storms and behind the scenes of some of the world's most renowned scientific institutions to uncover the relationship between mankind and the weather.

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