Discusses the causes and mechanisms of climate and weather changes, looks at their effects and at the future of climatology.

First published in 1988 this is a reissue of a groundbreaking collection of essays written by Hubert Lamb, one of the world’s foremost experts on weather and

As global climate change proliferates, so too do the health risks associated with the changing world around us. Called for in the President’s Climate Action P

With the inclusion of new material, preface and illustrations, this 2nd edition of Lamb's acclaimed book covers issues of past and present climates, impacts on

Since the dawn of medical science, people have recognized connections between a change in the weather and the appearance of epidemic disease. With today's techn