B-8
Human Impacts on Weather and Climate
PART I.
THE RISE AND FALL OF THE SCIENCE OF WEATHER MODIFICATION BY CLOUD SEEDING/
The rise of the science of weather modification by cloud seeding/ The
glory years of weather modification/ The fall of the science of weather
modification by cloud seeding/
PART II.
HUMAN IMPACTS ON REGIONAL WEATHER AND CLIMATE/ Anthropogenic emissions
of aerosols and gases/ Urban-induced changes in precipitation and weather/
Other landuse changes/ Concluding remarks regarding human impacts on regional
weather and climate/
PART III.
HUMAN IMPACTS ON GLOBAL CLIMATE/ Fundamental principles important to understanding
global climate change/ Climatic effects of anthropogenic aerosol/ Nuclear
winter/ The greenhouse gas theory/ Human impacts on biosphere forcing
of climatic variability
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