Stanley Alcide Changnon

Railroads and Weather: From Fogs to Floods and Heat to Hurricanes, the Impacts of Weather and Climate on American Railroading

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Produktbeschreibung

This award-winning "must-read" for weather and railroad buffs is the first book to cover the impacts of major storms of the last hundred years on this massive American industry. Includes 210 historic and color train photos and special Katrina coverage.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: AMER METEOROLOGICAL SOC
• Seitenzahl: 136
• Erscheinungstermin: Januar 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 201mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 567g
• ISBN-13: 9781878220738
• ISBN-10: 187822073X
• Artikelnr.: 31297346

Autorenporträt

Stanley A. Changnon is Professor of Geography and Emeritus Chief of Illinois State Water Survey at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. He has written numerous books and articles about his lifetime hobby, railroads. His 39 railroad articles have appeared in Rail Classics, Midwest Rail, and Historic Illinois.

Inhaltsangabe

Dealing with the Weather.
Weather Impacts: The Good and the Bad.
Examples of Weather Problems in Different Climatic Regions.
Effects of Various Weather Conditions.
Planning for and Responding to Weather.
The Evolving Relationship between Weather and Railroads.