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| | INDEX | | Advection fog, 39 | | | Africa, drought and famine in, 18, 19 | | | Agriculture: and hailstorms, 46 - 47, 48 ; and migration, 182 -83; in monsoon regions, 81 ; weather's role in, 143, 144 | | | Air transportation, dire weather and, 206 -7 | | | American Indians: prehistoric, migra- tion of, 173 ; sun dances of, 109 | | | Arctic regions, winter travel in, 205 -6 | | | Arizona, dust storms in, 27 | | | Art, weather elements in, 110, 197 -99 | | | Asthma, 166 -67 | | | Atomic test fallout, 135 | | | Avalanches: causes and theories of, 5 - 6 ; deaths caused by, 3 - 5, 7 ; precau- tions against, 6 - 7 ; sites of, 3 ; and tourism, 7 | | | Barometric pressure, 133 | | | Baseball, climate and, 193 -94 | | | Black ice, 203 -4 | | | Blizzards, 100 - 102 | | | Business sector, weather's impact on, 21 - 22, 143 -45 | | | Cave dwellings, 190 | | | Celebrations and ceremonies: rain- related, 81 - 82, 161 ; seasonal, 159 -62; sun-related, 109 | | | Civil War, weather factors in, 176 | | | Climate: and early civilizations, 173 ; and migration, 182 ; and shelter, 187 - 90 | | | Climate change theory, 119 | | | Clothing, weather's impact on, 149 -50 | | | Clouds, 11 - 15 ; cover, marine influ- ences on, 13 ; moods and activities affected by, 12 ; and real estate, 13 - 14 ; seeding, 20 ; types of, 11 ; weather forecasting and, 12 - 13 | | | Cold fronts, 116, 125 | | | Cold temperatures: and caloric needs, 115 ; causes of, 113 ; cliches of, 113 ; dangers of, 115 -16 | | | Construction industry, 144 | | | Crime: and forensic meteorology, 155 - 56; victimization, seasonality of, 153 - 55 | | | Customs, weather and climatic foun- dations of, 47, 159 -62. See also Cele- brations and ceremonies | | | Cyclones. See Hurricanes/typhoons | | | Dengue fever, 169 | | | Desert, shelter in, 188 | | | Dew point, 39 | | | Dickens, Charles, 42 | | | Disaster preparedness and preven- tion, 34 | | | Disaster relief, 59, 62, 88 | | | Disease, and geographic environment, 168 -69. See also Health | -217- | | |
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Publication Information: Book Title: Due to the Weather: Ways the Elements Affect Our Lives. Contributors: Abraham Resnick - author. Publisher: Greenwood Press. Place of Publication: Westport, CT. Publication Year: 2000. Page Number: 217.
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