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Lamb, Hubert Horace was born on September 22, 1913 in Bedford, England. Son of Ernest Horace and Lilian Lamb.
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We live in a world that is increasingly vulnerable to climatic shocks - affecting agriculture and industry, government and international trade, not to mention human health and happiness. Serious anxieties have been aroused by respected scientists warning of dire perils that could result from upsets of the climatic regime. In this internationally acclaimed book, Emeritus Professor Hubert Lamb examines what we know about climate, how the past record of climate can be reconstructed, the causes of climatic variation, and its impact on human affairs now and in the historical and prehistoric past. This 2nd Edition includes a new preface and postscript reviewing the wealth of literature to emerge in recent years, and discusses implications for a deeper understanding of the problems of future climatic fluctuations and forecasting.
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( This wide-ranging collection of essays is written by on...)
This wide-ranging collection of essays is written by one of the world’s foremost experts on weather and climate. Six of the chapters have not been published before. The rest, taken from a variety of sources, have been thoroughly revised and brought right up to date – taking account, for example, of the Chernobyl disaster, the risks of nuclear power, and the ozone controversy. Hubert Lamb is able to provide a mature assessment of the effect of weather on people, and vice versa. His is a uniquely authoritative voice in the current debates about today’s environment and the prospects for the future. After a general introduction the book is divided into three parts. The first part consists of a chronological series of portraits of climate and its impact on human affairs and the environment. These extend from the warm climates of the geological past to the current drought in Africa. There are several studies of the last few centuries and, in particular, of the various effects of the so-called ‘little Ice Age’. The second part is concerned with the causes and mechanisms of climate and weather changes, including chapters discussing Christmas weather, fronts and volcanoes. In the final part Hubert Lamb looks to the future, and attempts to put into perspective some of the pessimistic forecasts currently available. The text, which is consistently authoritative but always readable, is augmented by numerous maps, diagrams and photographs.
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( First published in 1966 these collected papers, written...)
First published in 1966 these collected papers, written by the distinguished and visionary climatologist Hubert H. Lamb, describe how climates come about and give a history of climatic changes from the last ice-age to the present time.
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( First published in 1977, the second volume of Climate: ...)
First published in 1977, the second volume of Climate: Present, Past and Future covers parts 3 and 4 of Professor Hubert Lamb’s seminal and pioneering study of climatology. Part 3 provides a survey of evidence of types of climates over the last million years, and of methods of dating that evidence. Through the earlier stages of the Earth’s development the book traces what is known of the various geographies presented by the drifting continents and indicates what can be learnt about climatic regimes and the causes of climatic change. From the last ice age to the present our knowledge of the succession of climates is summarized, indicating prevailing temperatures, rainfalls, wind and ocean current patterns where possible. Part 4 considers events during the fifteen years prior to the book’s initial publication, leading on to the problems of estimating the most probable future course of climatic development, and the influence of Man’s activities on climate. Alongside the reissue of volume 1, this Routledge Revival will be essential reading for anyone interested in both the causes and workings of climate and in the history of climatology itself.
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( First published in 1977, the second volume of Climate: ...)
First published in 1977, the second volume of Climate: Present, Past and Future covers parts III and IV of Professor Hubert Lamb’s seminal and pioneering study of climatology. Part III provides a survey of evidence of types of climates over the last million years, and of methods of dating that evidence. Through the earlier stages of the Earth’s development the book traces what is known of the various geographies presented by the drifting continents and indicates what can be learnt about climatic regimes and the causes of climatic change. From the last ice age to the present our knowledge of the succession of climates is summarized, indicating prevailing temperatures, rainfalls, wind and ocean current patterns where possible. Part IV considers events during the fifteen years prior to the book’s initial publication, leading on to the problems of estimating the most probable future course of climatic development, and the influence of Man’s activities on climate. Alongside the reissue of volume 1, this Routledge Revival will be essential reading for anyone interested in both the causes and workings of climate and in the history of climatology itself.
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meteorologist environmental scientist
Lamb, Hubert Horace was born on September 22, 1913 in Bedford, England. Son of Ernest Horace and Lilian Lamb.
Bachelor in Natural Science and Geography with honors, Trinity College, Cambridge, 1935. Master of Arts, Trinity College, Cambridge, 1947. Doctor of Science, Trinity College, Cambridge, 1983.
Scientist, United Kingdom Meteorological Office, 1936-1940;
scientist with various posts, United Kingdom Meteorological Office, 1945-1971;
with, Republic of Ireland Meteor. Svc., 1940-1944;
head main forecasting office, Republic of Ireland Meteor. Svc.
honorary professor, director climatic research unit, U. East Anglia, Norwich, England, 1972-1978.
Member British National Committee Antarctic Research, 1959-1978, International Commission PolarMeteorology, 1967-1974. Member working group climatic fluctuations WorldMeteorol. Organisation, 1962-1965, chairman, 1969-1973.
(We live in a world that is increasingly vulnerable to cli...)
( First published in 1977, the second volume of Climate: ...)
( First published in 1977, the second volume of Climate: ...)
( First published in 1966 these collected papers, written...)
( This wide-ranging collection of essays is written by on...)
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Fellow Royal Meteorological Society (councillor 1956-1959, vice president since 1975, Darton prize 1964, Symons Memorial medal 1987), Royal Geography Society (Murchison award 1974), Royal Swedish Geography Society (Vega medal 1984).
Married B. Moira Milligan, February 7, 1948. Children: Catherine Ann, Kirsten Mary, Norman Peter.