Wicked Weather

Author : Warren Faidley
Publisher : Amherst Media, Inc
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2018-07-15
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781682033470

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Wicked Weather by Warren Faidley Pdf

For the past 30 years, Warren Faidley has forecast, intercepted, and photographed some of the planet’s most extreme weather and natural disasters. As a photojournalist, natural disaster survival expert, and adventurer, his expeditions have covered countless miles. Along the way, he has witnessed both the dark side and breathtaking beauty of Mother Nature’s mysterious ways. He has journeyed into the heart of darkness as hurricanes Andrew and Katrina brought rage and ruin to thousands. Tornadoes, firestorms, earthquakes, and lightning bolts are forever recorded by his cameras, but his memories are filled with the human elements of hope and survival. In this book, you’ll discover over 150 photographs that chronicle Faidley’s quest to find the perfect image in the midst of total chaos and will read about his adventures in the midst of the roar of an EF5 tornado, grapefruit-size hailstones, severe thunder and lightning storms, forest fires, and more.

Author : Stephen Platten
Publisher : Sacristy Press
Page : 75 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2021-11-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781789591934

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Wicked Weather for Walking by Stephen Platten Pdf

A short guide through Holy Week, linking the story of Jesus' way to the cross with themes of pilgrimage and Christian discipleship in the twenty-first century.

Author : Mark Shulman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2007-07
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0696236893

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Wicked Weather by Mark Shulman Pdf

Examines the dramatic and destructive effects of storms, tornadoes, hurricanes, blizzards, droughts and floods.

Author : Mark Shulman,Jeriann Ritter,Discovery Channel (Firm)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Droughts
ISBN : 0696232774

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Wicked Weather by Mark Shulman,Jeriann Ritter,Discovery Channel (Firm) Pdf

Examines the dramatic and destructive effects of storms, tornadoes, hurricanes, blizzards, droughts and floods.

Author : Guru Madhavan
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 421 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2024-03-26
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780393651478

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Wicked Problems: How to Engineer a Better World by Guru Madhavan Pdf

An ode to systems engineers—whose invisible work undergirds our life—and an exploration of the wicked problems they tackle. Our world is filled with pernicious problems. How, for example, did novice pilots learn to fly without taking to the air and risking their lives? How should cities process mountains of waste without polluting the environment? Challenges that tangle personal, public, and planetary aspects—often occurring in health care, infrastructure, business, and policy—are known as wicked problems, and they are not going away anytime soon. In linked chapters focusing on key facets of systems engineering—efficiency, vagueness, vulnerability, safety, maintenance, and resilience—engineer Guru Madhavan illuminates how wicked problems have emerged throughout history and how best to address them in the future. He examines best-known tragedies and lesser-known tales, from the efficient design of battleships to a volcano eruption that curtailed global commerce, and how maintenance of our sanitation systems constitutes tikkun olam, or repair of our world. Braided throughout is the uplifting tale of Edwin Link, an unsung hero who revolutionized aviation with his flight trainer. In Link’s story, Madhavan uncovers a model mindset to engage with wickedness. An homage to society’s innovators and maintainers, Wicked Problems offers a refreshing vision for readers of all backgrounds to build a better future and demonstrates how engineering is a cultural choice—one that requires us to restlessly find ways to transform society, but perhaps more critically, to care for the creations that already exist.

Author : Mari C. Schuh
Publisher : Pebble Books
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1977106072

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Wicked Weather by Mari C. Schuh Pdf

Mother Nature has amazing power. Destruction can happen in a matter of minutes. The Wicked Weather series takes a look at six natural disasters. Learn how these types of weather form and how you can stay safe during these wild weather occurrences.

Author : Eve Gruntfest
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2018-03-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780470669846

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Weather and Society by Eve Gruntfest Pdf

Weather and Society: Toward Integrated Approaches provides the first interdisciplinary approach to the subject of weather and society. This guide to the evolving set of problem-solving approaches to weather’s societal issues successfully integrates social science’s techniques, concepts and methodologies into meteorological research and practice. Drawing especially on the work of the WAS*IS workshops (Weather and Society * Integrated Studies), this important reference offers a framework for starting to understand how the consideration of societal impacts can enhance the scientific disciplines that address the scope and impacts of weather, particularly meteorology. Filled with tools, concepts, case studies and helpful exercises, this resource: Lays the groundwork for conducting interdisciplinary work by learning new strategies and addressing typical challenges Identifies leaders of the movement to integrate social science and meteorology and highlights their contributions Includes discussion of such tools as Geographic Information Systems, survey design, focus groups, participatory research and interviewing techniques and concepts Reveals effective integrated research and applications though real-world examples in a global context Helps to identify ways to pursue research, application, and educational opportunities for integrated weather-society work Weather and Society is a hands-on guide for academics, students and professionals that offers a new approach to the successful integration of social science concepts and methodologies into the fabric of meteorological research and practice.

Author : Joan Holub
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2013-12-05
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780399545368

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Groundhog Weather School by Joan Holub Pdf

Welcome to Groundhog Weather School! Ever wonder where Groundhog Day first began? Want to know the reason why we have different weather seasons? Curious about how some plants and animals can help predict the weather? Learn the answers to these questions and many more at Groundhog Weather School! This clever story—starring a cast of lovable groundhog characters—is a fresh, informative, and fun look at Groundhog Day through the eyes of the animals who are the stars of it each year.

Author : Mari Schuh
Publisher : Pebble
Page : 25 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781977107237

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What Are Thunderstorms? by Mari Schuh Pdf

Thunder booms through the sky. Lightning flashes through the clouds. A thunderstorm is here. Find out the safest place to be and what to do as you wait out the storm.

Author : Mari Schuh
Publisher : Pebble
Page : 25 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781977105455

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What Are Tornadoes? by Mari Schuh Pdf

A spinning column of air reaches down from a thunderstorm. As it touches the ground, a tornado is formed. Tornadoes can travel more than 60 miles per hour, and they destroy everything in their path. Find out how to prepare and stay safe when a tornado is heading your way.

Author : Anita Ganeri,Mike Phillips
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 90 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2008-01-01
Category : Weather
ISBN : 1407103687

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Wicked Weather by Anita Ganeri,Mike Phillips Pdf

How to survive when things get horrible! Want to know: - how to deal with a blinding blizzard? - what to do when a tornado hits? - how it feels to get struck by lightning? With wicked weather facts, life-saving tips and heart-stopping survival stories. Geography has never been so horrible!

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1871
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:555075863

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The Weather almanack, by O. Whistlecraft. [1st]-8th year by Anonim Pdf

Author : Kumaran Rasappan,Juleen Shaw
Publisher : Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2022-05-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789815044621

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No Mountain Too High by Kumaran Rasappan,Juleen Shaw Pdf

A school trip to rural Nepal when Kumaran Rasappan was 15 years old gave him his first glimpse of Mt Everest, and launched him on a lifelong journey of adventuring that would take him to over 20 mountains, from the wilderness of Kilimanjaro to the frozen glaciers of Sichuan and ultimately to the roof of the world, Mt Everest. Dr Kumaran tells the story of his extraordinary journey from sheltered Singaporean to adventurer, doctor and humanitarian. Along the way, he witnessed death, experienced avalanches, survived earthquakes and made surprising discoveries about the tenacity of the human spirit, the nature of success and failure, and the beauty of different cultures. The biggest lesson that his journey has taught him is that one's success and failure cannot be defined by others. Each one of us has our own mountain to climb.

Author : Mari Schuh
Publisher : Pebble
Page : 25 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781977103314

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What Are Floods? by Mari Schuh Pdf

Heavy rains can quickly turn into a dangerous flood. River, lake, and ocean levels rise rapidly. Levees break and water rushes in. Find out the safest place to be and how to prepare when rushing water is heading your way.

Author : James B. Connolly
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2022-09-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547307020

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The Trawler by James B. Connolly Pdf

The Trawler is a delightful British tale about the importance of a man's integrity in the face of challenging situations. James B. Connolly writes with a charming loveliness that hits straight to the soul. Excerpt: "To John Snow's home in Gloucester came the tale this night of how Arthur Snow was washed from the deck of Hugh Glynn's vessel and lost at sea; and it was Saul Haverick, his sea clothes still on him, who brought the word."