Great British weather disasters / Philip Eden.
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TextPublication details: London ; Continuum : 2008Edition: 1st edDescription: viii, 351 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cmISBN: 9780826476210 (hbk.)Other title: British weather disastersSubject(s): Climatic extremes -- Great Britain | Severe storms -- Great Britain -- History | Natural disasters -- Great Britain | Great Britain -- ClimateDDC classification: 551.6941 Online resources: Contributor biographical information | Table of contents only | Publisher description | Item type | Current library | Home library | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| JKRC Social Science Complex | JKRC Social Science Complex | 551.6941 EDN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | BM131999 | BCL4183 |
Includes index.
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.
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