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Informationen zum Autor Dr. Daniel Swain is a climate scientist in the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability at the University of California, Los Angeles, and holds concurrent appointments as a Research Fellow in the Capacity Center for Climate and Weather Extremes at the National Center for Atmospheric Research and as the California Climate Fellow at The Nature Conservancy of California. He holds a PhD in Earth System Science from Stanford University and a B.S. in Atmospheric Science from the University of California, Davis. Klappentext For novice hurricane hunters and seasoned forecasters alike, it’s a year of cyclones, twisters, blizzards, heat waves, and the science behind the world’s most mysterious weather phenomena.WONDERFUL WEATHER: Discover Extreme Events, Extreme Places, fascinating trivia, weather mythology, history, and interesting terms like “St. Elmo’s fire”—a blue-violet plasma that emanates from pointy objects during thunderstorms. AWE-INDUCING GIFT: Amateur weather-watchers, hobbyist storm chasers, and professional meteorologists alike will love this calendar. Most weather calendars are focused on one image a month—this one is packed with facts and photos 365 days a year. FROM AN EXPERT: Written by weather expert Dr. Daniel Swain, a climate scientist at UCLA’s Institute of the Environment and Sustainability and a research fellow at both the National Center for Atmospheric Research and The Nature Conservancy of California. PLASTIC FREE: Printed on responsibly sourced paper and 100% recyclable. Vorwort From climate scientist Dr. Daniel Swain, a collection of extreme weather facts and scientific phenomena for the weather-watcher. Zusammenfassung From climate scientist Dr. Daniel Swain, a collection of extreme weather facts and scientific phenomena for the weather-watcher.
