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New England Weather, New England Climate
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Overview
Combining a scholarly appreciation of weather systems and events with an ability to transmit their passion to a general audience, Gregory A. Zielinski and Barry D. Keim have written a one-of-a-kind guide to New England weather and climate. Not only are weather patterns in New England more changeable and more extreme than almost anywhere in the country, New England is the ultimate destination of nearly all storm tracks nationwide. Recently, newsworthy items such as global warming, El Niño, and La Niña have significantly impacted our local weather, in both the short and long term. Luckily, the science of meteorology and climatology and their tools of observation and analysis have made great strides in the past few years.
The authors offer an in-depth explanation of the latest theoretical insights into New England's weather along with a flurry of stories and lore about the vagaries of our clime. The book is divided into the seasons as we actually experience them—ski season, mud season, beach and lake season, and foliage season. It includes photos and illustrations: some all too familiar, many hard to believe. Zielinski and Keim succeed in providing an illuminating and entertaining analysis and commentary while whole-heartedly embracing our region's atmospheric peculiarities. This book won't do anything about New England's weather or climate but it will help you understand each of them.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781584655206 |
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Publisher: | University of New Hampshire Press |
Publication date: | 06/20/2005 |
Series: | UNH Non-Series Title |
Edition description: | First Edition |
Pages: | 300 |
Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.80(d) |
Age Range: | 18 Years |
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Read an Excerpt
"Foliage season provides yet another opportunity, not only for tourists, but residents as well, to partake in the wondrous beauty of New England. The wonderful colors of the foliage season, like many other New England splendors, are highly influenced by the weather and climate of the region. Depending on location and tree species, foliage season spans all three autumn months--September, October, and November. . . . Interestingly, small splashes of color may be seen as early as late August, a great surprise to those who live further south in the United States. However, this phenomenon is probably caused by some other type of environmental stress to specific trees, as opposed to the climatic changes close to the start of the foliage season."
Table of Contents
List of Figures and Tables
Acknowledgements
Part 1: What Makes New England's Weather and Climate Unique - A General Perspective
Part II: Causes of Change in New England Weather and Climate - Changes within the Year
Year-to-Year Changes
Changes over Long Time Periods
Part III: Diversity of New England's Weather and Climate: From the Mountains to the Beaches - Permanent Causes
Nonpermanent Causes
Part IV: Seasons of New England - Ski Season
Mud Season
Beach and Lake Season
Foliage Season
The Year in Summary
The Alpine Zone
Part V: The Weather Events that Influence the Lives of New Englanders - Heat Waves and Cold Spells
Droughts and Rainstorms
Nor'easters
Ice Storms
Tornadoes
Hurricanes
Part VI: Changes over Time - Looking into the Past
What Does the Future Hold?
A Retrospective
Glossary
References Cited
Other Suggested Readings
Index