Bibliograph

Snow, a history of the world's most fascinating flake, Anthony R. Wood

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Snow, a history of the world's most fascinating flake, Anthony R. Wood

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

platesillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Snow

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1085591440

Responsibility statement

Anthony R. Wood

Sub title

a history of the world's most fascinating flake

Summary

"The complete story of snow, this is the first book to fully examine snow as a historical, cultural, and scientific phenomenon"--, Provided by publisherSnow, beautiful and magical, is sometimes considered one of nature's blessings. It is also a nuisance needing to be managed and moved, and worse, a sometimes-crippling catastrophe to be battled. Wood looks at snow in all its delightful and fearsome manifestations as he delves into science, history, economics, and popular culture to examine snow's enduring hold on the imagination. He summarizes the current scientific understanding of major winter weather events and what is known about the complex interplay between the jet stream and the Gulf Stream, and considers the impact of global warming on snowfall. -- adapted from jacket

Table Of Contents

First snows : colonial ambushes -- Snowmen : giants of snow research -- Pax nivalis : when snow was welcome -- Majestic silence : the storm that changed America -- Mighty streams : the co-conspirators of blizzards -- Of bombs and 'flakegate' : when forecasts fail -- Battle of the Titans : the rise of commercial weather -- Westward snow : the great white reservoir -- Making it : the art of man-made snow -- The vanishing : the future of snow

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