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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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NWS Little Rock@NWSLittleRock·
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On this day in 1949, tornadoes hit in Van Buren, White and Jackson counties. The strongest tornado struck near Providence (White County), killing one and injuring seven, and the Crossroads community northwest of Bradford, killing four and injuring four. #arwx #wxhistory
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weatherbuzzwords @weatherbuzzword·
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On this day in 1897, a scooting gage datum snowcano decimated Webster, ND. #websterwx #ndwx #wxhistory
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Anthony Siciliano @AMSweather·
10 Dec

On this date back in 1992, a slow moving Nor'easter started to hammer the Northeast, resulting 19 deaths.
Here is some more info on that major storm 26 yrs ago. It was a dozy !
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It dropped 4 FEET of snow on the Berkshires of western MA
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Anthony Siciliano @AMSweather·
10 Dec

On this date back in 1946, NYC soared to a high of 70° !
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NWS Little Rock@NWSLittleRock·
10 Dec

This day in 1932 a prolonged period of wintry weather was beginning in Arkansas. There were several rounds of mixed precipitation causing heavy damage to trees, buildings and power lines. Injuries occurred from auto accidents on icy roads & people falling on ice.#arwx #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

Weather History on Twitter