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History of Meteorology – Volume 4 (2008)

James Rodger Fleming, Editor-in-Chief

History of Meteorology is the peer-reviewed journal of the ICHM.

ISSN 1555-5763

© ICHM 2008

Proceedings of the International Commission on History of Meteorology

Contents

Introduction, Call for Papers, and Style Guide, iii-v
Donald A. Garden (Australia), El Niño, Irrigation Dams and Stopbanks: Examining the repercussions of the 1876-78 El Niño in Australia and New Zealand, 1-26.
Adrian Howkins (USA), Political Meteorology: Weather, climate and the contest for Antarctic sovereignty, 1939-1959, 27-40
Matthias Dörries (France), The ‘Winter’ Analogy Fallacy: From superbombs to supervolcanoes, 41-56
Vladimir K. Zworykin, Outline of Weather Proposal, 1945 (with historical introduction by James Fleming), 57-78 (Note: 21 megabyte file)

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In 1882, the US Army Signal Corps tasked Sergeant John P. Finley with investigating tornadoes and developing forecasting methods. Finley developed 15 rules for early tornado forecasting. Read more here: https://vlab.ncep.noaa.gov/web/nws-heritage/-/john-p-finley-s-rules-for-tornado-forecasting #NWS150
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Potosi-Hopewell, MO F3 #Tornado – December 8, 1966! Path length of 6 miles. Four homes destroyed, 2 others with significant damage. 26 outbuildings destroyed. 2 people were hospitalized. Detailed summary: https://buff.ly/2Upe3AN - Clips via
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Potosi-Hopewell, MO F3 #Tornado – December 8, 1966! Path length of 6 miles. Four homes destroyed, 2 others with significant damage. 26 outbuildings destroyed. 2 people were hospitalized. Detailed summary: https://buff.ly/2Upe3AN - Clips via
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#OnThisDay (12/8) in 1963, the only aviation accident directly attributed to a lightning strike occurred when Pan Am Flight 214 crashed near Elkton, Maryland, killing 81. https://www.weatherconcierge.com/gone-in-a-flash-the-tragedy-of-pan-am-flight-214/?fbclid=IwAR3ATiV4t-ao7_mrznYuTW5wX7k5jg9DWAKYhVFIM-mPRjlXFgJrI7d8Cqk #Flight214 #lightning #wxhistory
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International Commission on the History of Meteorology

History of Meteorology – Volume 4 (2008)

James Rodger Fleming, Editor-in-Chief

History of Meteorology is the peer-reviewed journal of the ICHM.

ISSN 1555-5763

© ICHM 2008

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