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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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#OTD (10-14) in 1909! As many as twelve, estimated F2 or stronger #tornadoes impacted Alabama, Tennessee, and Georgia. These tornadoes killed about 40 people. Stantonville and Pittsburg Landing, TN were among the hardest hit locations. #wxhistory #alwx #tnwx #gawx
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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

Weather History on Twitter