TY - BOOK AU - Wood,Richard A. ED - Gale Group. TI - The weather almanac: a reference guide to weather, climate, and related issues in the United States and its key cities T2 - Gale virtual reference library SN - 9780787691424 (electronic book) AV - QC983 PY - 2004/// CY - Detroit, Mich. PB - Gale KW - Meteorology KW - United States KW - Observations KW - Air quality KW - Climatology KW - Climate KW - Statistics N1 - 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 N2 - 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 UR - http://link.galegroup.com/apps/pub/5BTF/GVRL?sid=gale_marc&u=bilk_itc ER -