A Century of Weather Service: A History of the Birth and Growth of the National Weather Service, 1870-1970...

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Patrick Hughes

A Century of Weather Service

A History of the Birth and Growth of the National Weather Service, 1870-1970

Patrick Hughes

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Routledge
02 October 2024

History of science; Meteorology & climatology; Human geography

Series: Routledge Revivals

First Published in 1970, A Century of Weather Service provides a comprehensive history of the birth and growth of the National Weather Service from 1870 to 1970 in America. It discusses important themes such as coping with disaster; American weather pioneers; a military weather service; The United States Weather Bureau; the air commerce age; weather in war; growth of a global weather service; calculated weather risks; the air we breathe; and one world of weather. The book closes with a chronology of the meteorological milestones of the American weather services from 1644 to 1970.

This is an important historical work for students of environmental geography and general readers interested in the topic.

By: Patrick Hughes
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 460g
ISBN: 9781032862835
ISBN 10: 1032862831
Series: Routledge Revivals
Pages: 226
Publication Date: 02 October 2024
Audience: College/higher education , College/higher education , Primary , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Foreword Introduction Acknowledgements Part I: American Original Part II: Growing Pains Part III: Weather in War Part IV: Today and Tomorrow Meteorological Milestones: Chronology of the American Weather Services, 1644- 1970

Patrick Hughes, at the time of the publication of this book, was with Environmental Data Service, Environmental Science Services Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC.

Reviews for A Century of Weather Service: A History of the Birth and Growth of the National Weather Service, 1870-1970

‘Patrick Hughes has produced two popular accounts of the twistings and turnings and bureaucratic reshufflings from the original Signal Service to the Environmental Science Services Administration and the threshold of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)…Hughes's eye as a free-lance photographer has served him well… The book is suitable for ""popular"" libraries that need a well-produced, rapid overview of the subject.’ - James A. Ruffner, Bulletin American Meteorological Society, Vol. 51, No. 9, September 1970