Climate and Man

Book excerpt: CONTENTS 1941 Yearbook Committee Foreword Climate and Man-A Summary Part 1.-Climate as a World Influence Climatic Change Through the Ages - Climate and the World Pattern - The How and Why of Weather Knowledge Part 2.-Climate and Agricultural Settlement The Settlement of the Humid East - Climate and Settlement of the Subhumid Lands - Climate and Settlement in the Great Plains - Climate and Settlement of the Arid Region - Settlement and Cultivation in the Summer-Dry Climates - The Colonization of Northern Lands - Climate and Settlement in Puerto Rico and the Hawaiian Islands - Climate and Future Settlement - Comfort and Disease in Relation to Climate - Health in Tropical Climates Part 3.-Climate and the Farmer Climate and Soil - Effects of Climatic Factors on Growing Plants - Influence of Climate and Weather on Growth of Corn - Climate and Small Grains - Climate and Sorghum - Climate and Cotton - Climate and Tobacco - Climate and Vegetable Crops - Climatic Adaptation of Fruit and Nut Crops - Climatic Relations of Sugarcane and Sugar Beet - Climate and Forage Crops - Climate and Grazing - Climate and the Nation's Forests - Climate and Plant Diseases - Insects and the Weather - Climate and Livestock Production - Climate in Relation to Worn Parasite Livestock