Eden, Philip, 1951-

Great British weather disasters / British weather disasters Philip Eden. - 1st ed. - London ; Continuum : 2008. - viii, 351 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.

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.

9780826476210 (hbk.)

2009285120

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013645700 Uk


Climatic extremes--Great Britain.
Severe storms--History.--Great Britain
Natural disasters--Great Britain.


Great Britain--Climate.

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