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Kentucky Weather
It is said of just about every state in the United States: ""If you don't like the weather, stick around. It'll change."" In Kentucky, however, this time-worn cliche carries more than a grain of truth. Weather and its vagaries are an obsession in the state, not only bec...
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Lexington :
The University Press of Kentucky,
2015.
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| 505 | 0 | |a Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Kentucky's Atmosphere: What Makes Kentucky's Weather; 2 Weather through the Ages; 3 Early Concepts of Kentucky's Weather; 4 Observers of Kentucky Weather; 5 Temperature; 6 Rain, Snow, and Ice; 7 Floods; 8 Severe Storms; 9 Drought; 10 Other Weather Elements; 11 Effects of the Weather on Kentucky's History and Development; 12 Climate Change and Variability; 13 Weather Lore and Superstitions; 14 Weather Services in Kentucky; Appendix; Bibliographic Essay; Bibliography. | |
| 520 | |a It is said of just about every state in the United States: ""If you don't like the weather, stick around. It'll change."" In Kentucky, however, this time-worn cliche carries more than a grain of truth. Weather and its vagaries are an obsession in the state, not only because the Commonwealth relies heavily on agriculture, but because weather changes are indeed frequent and can be quite abrupt. In Kentucky Weather, meteorologist Jerry D. Hill discusses early concepts of weather in Kentucky and its effects on the state's history and development. He describes past weather events that have become. | ||
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