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2023.
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English
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"The Heat Will Kill You First is about the extreme ways in which our planet is already changing. It is about why spring is coming a few weeks earlier and fall is coming a few weeks later and the impact that will have on everything from our food supply to disease outbreaks. It is about what will happen to our lives and our communities when typical summer days in Chicago or Boston go from 90°F to 110°F. A heatwave, Goodell explains, is a predatory...
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The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2010.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (31 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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English
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In this episode, investigate how mountains can disturb the atmosphere into which they intrude from below. Also, learn how these disturbances can be felt far and wide.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2010.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (29 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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English
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What is air made of? Is it always true that hot air rises and cold air sinks? Learn more about the air that surrounds us and cushions us from the outer reaches of space, and examine the various layers that make up the earth's atmosphere.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2010.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (32 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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English
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Why does dew form on some mornings? Why does it take longer to cook food at higher elevations? Discover the answer to these questions as you learn about saturation: the point where air holds the highest amount of water vapor that it can contain.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2010.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (28 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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English
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Expand your understanding of how air moves by taking a three-dimensional view of atmospheric circulation. Discover what happens when winds change direction and what conditions cause these changes in wind shear.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2010.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (28 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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English
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Why do cold and warm fronts exist? Can you dig a well so deep you cannot pump water from it? Find the answer to these and other questions as you explore three key concepts of weather-temperature, pressure, and density-and the equation that sums up their relationship: the ideal gas law.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2010.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (33 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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English
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Continue your discussion of clouds as you take a closer look at the climates and precipitation relating to this weather phenomenon. Discover why some clouds produce rain while others do not and see why deserts are often found on the lee side of mountains.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2010.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (32 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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English
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Here, you bring together all you've learned in earlier episodes about the composition of air, the electromagnetic spectrum, the condensation of liquid, and the role of oceans in our climate, and use that information to explore two dazzling phenomena: light and lightning.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2010.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (33 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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English
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Despite all their knowledge and tools, scientists cannot make perfect predictions. Find out why, using the example of Hurricane Rita in 2005, and explore the deep complexity of weather and climate that makes the subject of meteorology one that continues to fascinate.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2010.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (31 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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English
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After mastering the four forces that affect wind, step back to view their patterns of flow across the Earth's hemispheres. Examine the two models of air circulation that help account for large-scale air-circulation patterns and variations in temperature from the poles to the equator.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2010.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (32 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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English
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One of the most familiar and beautiful features of weather is the cloud. In this episode, examine different kinds of clouds, learn how clouds are born, why and how they take their distinctive shapes, and what kinds of conditions are likely to produce clouds.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2010.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (33 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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English
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Building on your understanding of how the ocean affects weather, turn your attention to the tropical cyclone, generally known as the hurricane or typhoon. Examine the typical structures of the tropical cyclone, and investigate the conditions needed to unleash these dangerous storms.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2010.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (29 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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English
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Delve deeper into tumultuous weather as you learn about the formation of towering supercell storms. You also take a detailed look at how the conditions that produce these storms can lead to deadly tornadoes.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2010.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (31 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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English
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If all the Earth receives energy from the sun, why are there such wide temperature differences across the planet? Why do we have seasons? Answer these questions while learning about how heat moves through the atmosphere via two basic processes: conduction and convection.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2010.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (33 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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English
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With their massive volume and constantly moving currents, oceans provide a vast reservoir of energy. Explore how the winds help generate movement in the ocean and, in turn, how the oceans affect weather all over the world, creating a huge feedback loop that helps create our climate.
17) Meteorology: An Introduction to the Wonders of the Weather: Episode 23,Prediction and Predictability
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2010.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (31 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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English
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Scientists have learned a lot about how weather works and have developed sophisticated tools to predict what may happen in our weather. You learn about the sophisticated numerical models these experts use, as well as the inevitable limitations of those models.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2010.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (30 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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English
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In this episode, you encounter some of the most dramatic air-flow patterns found in nature: the swift, turning winds of the cyclone. Trace the lifecycle of the extratropical cyclone, which draws its power from the huge energy generated when different air masses meet.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2010.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (31 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Move from clouds to wind as you begin to explore how and why air is transported around the globe. Examine how conditions, including differences in air pressure and temperature as well as the rotation of the Earth, determine where winds arise and the direction in which they blow.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2010.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (32 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
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From thunderstorms to typhoons to driving winds, the world's weather is often tumultuous, destructive, and surprising. And yet, all these phenomena represent Nature's attempt to mitigate extreme conditions. In this introduction, begin to explore some of these extremes as you examine the great complexity of the world weather system.
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