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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

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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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