It wasn't until the mid-19th century that the science of meteorology was
recognized as a bona fide science. Transitioning from a barely reputable
weather-guessing art to a computer-driven science through the years,
meteorology addresses some of the world's most important issues of the 20th
century. Some of the factors that have affected the study and practice of
meteorology include the improvement of old instruments and the development
of new ones, the creation of research and educational institutes for
gathering data, exchanging ideas, educating young scientists about the
atmosphere, and the rise of the aviation industry. Featuring the most up-
to-date information on this topic, "Weather and Climate: Decade by Decade"
traces the fascinating and often frustrating transformation of the study
of weather phenomena and climatic conditions into the scientific disciplines
of meteorology and climatology. This insightful volume discusses how
scientists radically changed their ideas about weather and climate during
the course of the 20th century. No longer content with determining tomorrow's
weather, atmospheric scientists sought answers about current and future
climate conditions by peering into the past to uncover information about
Earth's atmosphere tens of thousands of years ago. Chock-full of useful
information, this volume will give middle and high school students a closer
look at meteorology and its effect on the rest of the world, now and in the
future.

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