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Great British weather disasters

Title
Great British weather disasters / Philip Eden.
Author
Eden, Philip, 1951-
Publication
London ; New York, NY : Continuum, 2009.

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Description
viii, 351 p. : ill., maps; 22 cm
Alternative Title
British weather disasters
Subject
  • Climatic extremes > Great Britain
  • Severe storms > Great Britain > History
  • Natural disasters > Great Britain
  • Great Britain > Climate
Note
  • Includes index.
Contents
1. Setting the scene -- 2. Coping with the hazard -- 3. The nature of the hazard -- 4. Snowstorms - two case studies -- 5. Fog and smog - two case studies -- 6. Summer floods - two case studies -- 7. Destructive gales - two case studies -- 8. Droughts - two case studies -- 9. Compare and contrast -- 10. ... and the next disaster please -- Chronology of disaster : severe weather events in the UK from 1901 to 2008.
Call Number
JFD 14-5706
ISBN
  • 9781441145918 (pbk.)
  • 1441145915 (pbk.)
LCCN
2010483645
OCLC
659418466
Author
Eden, Philip, 1951-
Title
Great British weather disasters / Philip Eden.
Imprint
London ; New York, NY : Continuum, 2009.
Edition
Pbk. ed.
Research Call Number
JFD 14-5706
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