Meteorology & Climatology

Most lightning on Earth occurs in the tropical region, mainly in the central portion of the African Continent, in the Amazon region in South Americ...

The air we breathe is twenty-one percent oxygen, an amount higher than on any other known world. While we may take our air for granted, Earth was n...

Weather-related events have cost the nation billions of dollars in damages over the past decade. Many of these losses are borne by private insurers...

European Climate Vulnerabilities and Adaptation: A Spatial Planning Perspective analyses the impacts climate change might have on regions and their...

The authors of this book present current research in the study of the classification, microbiology and environmental effects of clouds. Topics disc...

This is not an ordinary book on rainfall and runoff. All the general and working formulas in this book are theoretically derived. The formulas are ...

Rainfall is often considered as the source of the hydrological cycle. Being able to forecast rainfall accurately has immense practical benefits. In...

Understand the Weather is a comprehensive and practical guide to the workings of the atmosphere. It will ensure that you not only understand what c...

Over the past 60 years, the world has seen gradual and hard-won progress in reducing child mortality and improving the lives of opportunities of ch...