Change in the weather
"Philip Eden investigates the extremes of weather we experience and the dire consequences for farmers, builders and above all insurance companies who live by a calculation of actuarial risk. Many of us have become disconnected from our climate, writes Eden. However bizarre weather events may seen at the time, there is usually a precedent for them, and there is always a scientific explanation. Only by reconnecting in this way can we have proper historical and scientific contexts in which to place the sequence of interesting and unusual meteorological phenomena we will experience in coming years."--Jacket
ix, 214 pages ; 22 cm
9780826479730, 9780826480293, 0826479731, 0826480292
57751238
1. Weather and climate- what's the difference; 2. The scientists take over; 3. Monitoring the weather; 4. From guess work to super computers; 5. Fixing the weather/; 6. Making rain and killing hail; 7. Deliberate modification of the climate?; 8. Future imperfect.
Originally published: 2005