The weather almanac a reference guide to weather, climate, and related issues in the United States and its key cities / [electronic resource] :
Reference guide to weather, climate, and related issues in the United States and its key cities
Richard A. Wood, editor.
- 11th ed.
- Detroit, Mich. : Gale, c2004.
- 1 online resource (xi, 820 p.) : ill., maps
- Gale virtual reference library .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Foreword -- Introduction -- U.S weather in atlas format -- Summary of 2002 weather -- El Nino & La Nina -- Winter storms -- Heat & humidity -- Thunderstorms -- Tornadoes -- Hurricanes -- Floods & flash floods -- Earthquakes -- Volcanic activity -- Air and water pollution -- Weather & climate of the millennium -- Natural disasters of the millennium -- Weather fundamentals -- Weather information & communication -- Record-setting weather -- Round-the-world weather -- Local climatological data reports (arranged by state) -- Glossary of weather terms -- Further resources -- General index.
The almanac presents hundreds of in-depth weather records for 108 major U.S. cities and a climatic overview of the country, including 33 U.S. weather atlas maps.