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- Storm chasers / by Tieck, Sarah,1976-;
LSC- Subjects: Meteorologists; Meteorologists; Severe storms;
- © c2012., ABDO Pub. Co.,
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- Chasing a tornado / by Harasymiw, Mark.;
Includes bibliographical references (page 31), Internet addresses and index."Natural disasters like tornadoes destroy, devastate, and alter people's lives forever. Some people chase tornadoes for scientific purposes, while others just want the thrill of facing a twister's dangers. In this book, readers are introduced to the science behind tornadoes and to the people who have risked their lives to help us understand more about them. Graphic organizers and incredible photographs add to this glimpse into one of nature's most terrifying events" --from publisher's web site.LSC- Subjects: Tornadoes; Storm chasers; Meteorologists;
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- The secret of snow / by Shipman, Viola,author.; Shipman, Viola.Christmas in Tinsel Tree Village.;
"When Sonny Dunes, a SoCal meteorologist whose job is all sunshine and seventy-two-degree days, is replaced by a virtual meteorologist that will never age, gain weight or renegotiate its contract, the only station willing to give the fifty-year-old another shot is the very place Sonny's been avoiding since the day she left for college, her northern Michigan hometown ... To distract herself from the memories she's spent her life trying to outrun, Sonny throws herself headfirst into covering every small-town winter event to woo a new audience, made more bearable by a handsome widower with optimism to spare"--- Subjects: Chick lit.; Man-woman relationships; Meteorologists; Middle-aged women; Widowers;
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- Snowflake Bentley / by Martin, Jacqueline Briggs.; Azarian, Mary.;
A biography of a self-taught scientist who photographed thousands of individual snowflakes in order to study their unique formations.- Subjects: Bentley, W. A. (Wilson Alwyn), 1865-1931.; Snowflakes; Nature photography; Meteorologists; Photographers; Scientists; Snow;
- © 1998., Houghton Mifflin,
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- The climate book / by Thunberg, Greta,2003-author,editor.;
"Greta Thunberg has gathered the wisdom of over one hundred experts--geophysicists, oceanographers and meteorologists; engineers, economists and mathematicians; historians, philosophers and Indigenous leaders--to equip us all with the knowledge we need to combat climate disaster"--- Subjects: Essays.; Climate change mitigation.; Climate justice.; Climatic changes; Climatic changes.; Environmental justice.; Environmental protection; Environmental protection.; Environmentalism.;
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- How do we predict weather? / by Dickmann, Nancy.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Will tomorrow be cold or warm? Cloudy or sunny? Wet or dry? Meteorologists make predictions about how weather conditions will change. Find out how they do it and what challenges they face in trying to help people prepare for coming weather conditions"--Provided by publisher.Ages 6-8.Grades K-1.LSC- Subjects: Weather forecasting; Meteorology;
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- I want to be a scientist / by Driscoll, Laura.; Echeverri, Catalina,1986-;
"When I take a trip to the North Pole with my mom to study whales, I learn that are so many different ways to be a scientist. Did you know that there are meteorologists, zoologists, astronomers and many more! Maybe I'll be a scientist too!"--Provided by publisher.Ages 4-8.- Subjects: Readers (Publications); Scientists; Science; Vocational guidance;
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- How do we measure weather? / by Dickmann, Nancy.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."How fast is the wind blowing? How much moisture is in the air? Meteorologists measure weather conditions to help answer these and other questions. Learn about the tools and systems they use. Find out how these measurements help people plan their days and prepare for any weather"--Provided by publisher.Ages 6-8.Grades K-1.LSC- Subjects: Weather forecasting; Meteorology;
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- Animal life / by Auður A. Ólafsdóttir,1958-author.; translation of:Auður A. Ólafsdóttir,1958-Dýralíf.English.; FitzGibbon, Brian(Translator),translator.;
"From winner of the Nordic Council Literature Prize and the Icelandic Literary Prize, Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir, comes a dazzling novel about a family of midwives set in the run-up to Christmas in Iceland. In the days leading up to Christmas, Dómhildur delivers her 1,922nd baby. Beginnings and endings are her family trade; she comes from a long line of midwives on her mother's side and a long line of undertakers on her father's. She even lives in the apartment that she inherited from her grandaunt, a midwife with a unique reputation for her unconventional methods. As a terrible storm races towards Reykjavík, Dómhildur discovers decades worth of letters and manuscripts hidden amongst her grandaunt's clutter. Fielding calls from her anxious meteorologist sister and visits from her curious new neighbour, Dómhildur escapes into her grandaunt's archive and discovers strange and beautiful reflections on birth, death, and human nature. With her singular warmth and humor, in Animal Life Ólafsdóttir gives us a beguiling novel that comes direct from the depths of an Icelandic winter, full of hope for spring"--- Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Letters; Manuscripts; Midwives;
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- The eye test : a case for human creativity in the age of analytics / by Jones, Chris,1973-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."THE EYE TEST is a necessary course correction, a call for a more balanced, personal approach to problem solving. Award-winning journalist Chris Jones makes the case for the human element--for what smart, practiced, devoted people can bring to situations that have proved resistant to analytics. Jones shares what he's learned from an army of extraordinary talents, including some of the best doctors, executives, athletes, meteorologists, magicians, designers, astrophysicists, and detectives in the world. There are lessons in their mastery. Of course there is a place for numbers in decision making. No baseball player should be judged by his jawline. But the analytics revolution sparked by Michael Lewis's Moneyball now threatens to replace one kind of absurdity with another. We have developed a blind faith in the machine, the way a driver overly reliant on his GPS might be led off the edge of a cliff. Not all statistical analysis is sound. Algorithms aren't infallible, and spreadsheets aren't testaments. Trust in them too much, and they risk becoming instruments of destruction rather than understanding. Worse, data's supremacy in our daily lives has led to a dangerous strain of anti-expertise: the belief that every problem is a math problem, and anyone given access to the right information will find the right answer. That taste doesn't matter, experience doesn't matter, creativity doesn't matter. That we can't believe our eyes, no matter how much they've seen. There is also hope. THE EYE TEST serves as a reminder that if beauty is less of a virtue in the age of analytics, a good eye still is. This book is a celebration of our greatest beholders-and an absorbing, inspiring guide for how you might become one, too"--- Subjects: Creative thinking.; Data mining.; Decision making.; Problem solving.;
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