Overview
The variability in WEATHER AND CLIMATE can have a tremendous impact, making the science of forecasting incredibly important. Weather and climate are related, but individually they do not mean quite the same thing. The main difference involves time-weather refers to the present state or to conditions that may evolve in the coming days or weeks, whereas climate refers to long-term behavior. Atmospheric phenomena affect everyone-severe storms pop up from time to time, and the interactions governing the climate form a network that has worldwide influence. These topics are complicated and merit a great deal of research, and each chapter of this book explores one of these frontiers. WEATHER AND CLIMATE explores the scientists who delve into frontiers of weather and climate science-and quite often run into variable and puzzling phenomena. Featuring information published in reports or presented at conferences, this guide will make a great addition to classroom libraries. Chapters include: Paleoclimatology-Evolution of Earth's Climate, Polar Climate-A Sensitive Indicator of Change, Solar Variation and Earth's Climate, Tornado Formation, Hurricane Forecasting ,Intentional Weather Modification.