1983-01-19 This book is divided into three parts. The first includes frontal cyclones, blizzards, severe thunderstorms, tornadoes, lightning and hailstorms. This section acquaints the reader with the nature of such weather events and places some emphasis on dealing with the hazards associated with each of...
1977-01-19 This book examines characteristics of tropical rainfall and evaporation, together with their implications, especially related to agriculture, land use and aspects such as soil erosion and irrigation.
2005-01-01 Trees are the earth's oldest and largest living things. They are our planet's most complex and successful plants and have existed on Earth for 370 million years. There are over 80,000 different species with an astonishing diversity ranging from the dainty Silver Birches to towering ancient Giant...
Access Agriculture Training Video In a notebook, you can write down the predictions of the weather based on natural indicators, the actual daily weather, the farm activities and crop performance. This allows you to learn from year to year, share experiences with others and better plan for the...
1993-01-01 Contains information charts with monthly temperatures for various cities/countries along recommended seasonal clothing and information on sanitary conditions of local water, milk and food. No page numbers, charts
2017-02-09 This session will demonstrate Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR) as a low-cost, sustainable land-restoration technique used to combat poverty and hunger amongst poor subsistence farmers in developing countries by increasing food, fodder and livelihood production, while enhancing...
USAID’s Global Climate Change Programs reach more than 50 countries on four continents. Partner countries define their own goals. USAID assistance helps build capacity to adapt to climate change and lower greenhouse gas emissions, while pursuing economic growth. The programs under the orange tab...
The most frequently used climate classification map is that of Wladimir Köppen, presented in its latest version 1961 by Rudolf Geiger. A huge number of climate studies and subsequent publications adopted this or a former release of the Köppen-Geiger map. While the climate classification concept...