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Thunder & lightning: weather past, present, future
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New York : Random House, [2015].
Physical Desc:
261 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm
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551.6 R318 2015
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Description

This wide-ranging work roams from the driest desert on earth to a frigid island in the Arctic, from the Biblical flood to the defeat of the Spanish Armada. Redniss visits the headquarters of the National Weather Service, recounts top-secret rainmaking operations during the Vietnam War, and examines the economic impact of disasters like Hurricane Katrina. Drawing on extensive research and countless interviews, she examines our own day and age, from our most personal decisionsDo I need an umbrella today?to the awesome challenges we face with global climate change.

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First edition.
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English
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9780812993172, 0812993179

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Includes bibliographical references.
Description
This wide-ranging work roams from the driest desert on earth to a frigid island in the Arctic, from the Biblical flood to the defeat of the Spanish Armada. Redniss visits the headquarters of the National Weather Service, recounts top-secret rainmaking operations during the Vietnam War, and examines the economic impact of disasters like Hurricane Katrina. Drawing on extensive research and countless interviews, she examines our own day and age, from our most personal decisionsDo I need an umbrella today?to the awesome challenges we face with global climate change.
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APA Citation (style guide)

Redniss, L. (2015). Thunder & lightning: weather past, present, future. First edition. New York, Random House.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Redniss, Lauren. 2015. Thunder & Lightning: Weather Past, Present, Future. New York, Random House.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Redniss, Lauren, Thunder & Lightning: Weather Past, Present, Future. New York, Random House, 2015.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Redniss, Lauren. Thunder & Lightning: Weather Past, Present, Future. First edition. New York, Random House, 2015.

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