1.A Weather Report 3
2.An Introduction to the U.S.Climate 3
3.The Surf Report 5
4.Major Cities and Stetes in the U.S. 6
5.Weather--A Favourite Topic for Westerners 7
6.Four Time Zones in the U.S. 9
7.A U.S. Synoptic Chart 11
8.Meteorologists and Their Work 12
9.Protection of the Human Environment 13
10.Britania 15
11.Computer Crime 17
12.Land and Climate in Australia 18
13.El Nino Phenomenon 20
14.Moon Rocks 21
15.Chart Work 23
16.Journey across Antarctica 24
17.The Greenhouse Effect 26
18.Aquarius--An Underwater Laboratory 27
19.The Hole over the Antarctic 29
20.Battling the Desert 30
21.The Framework of a Computer System 32
22.WWV--An Unusual Radio Station in the U.S. 33
23.The Internet and E-mail 35
24.Typhoons 36
25.An Area Weather Map 38
26.How Solar Activity Affects Life on Earth 39
27.Desertification 41
28.NOAA s Meteorological Satellites 43
29.The Space Shuttle Discovery 44
30.Watching the Weather 45
31.The Mystery of Lake Mios 47
32.How to Grow Grops in Space 49
33.The Threat of Global Warming 50
34.Program Agenda of an International Conference on Severe Local Storms 52
35.National Center of Meteorology and Climatology for Aviation 53
36.Weather Analysis and Weather Forecast of Major Chinese Cities 55
37.Forecast Accuracy 57
38.To Rain or Not to Rain 59
39.Cloud Classification 60
40.Formation of Precipitation 62
41.Hail 64
42.Wind Measurement 65
43.Winter Crops Need More Protection 67
44.Warning Signs of Lightning Danger 69
45.Lightning Storms Can Be Fatal 71
46.The Mysterious Current in the Pacific 73
47.Plankton 75
48.Effects of Acid Rain 77
49.Police Enjoy a Break from Crime Thanks to the Snow 79
50.Is Snow Coming? 81
51.Ozone 82
52.Earthquake in Yunnan 84
53.A Modernized Education and Training Program 86
54.Private Meteorology 88
55.Duties of the National Weather Service 89
56.Weather Forecasting in the U.S. 91
57.The Birth of Hurricanes 92
58.Hurricanes 94
59.Highs and Lows 95
60.Modern Rainmaking 97
61.Interview with the Honourable Edward Fenech-Adami--Prime Minister of the Republic of Malta(Ⅰ) 98
62.Interview with the Honourable Edward Fenech-Adami--Prime Minister of the Republic of Malta(Ⅱ) 100
63.Interview with His Excellency Francois M.Mitterrand--President of the French Republic 102
64.World Weather Watch(WWW) 103
65.Agricultural Meteorology 105
66.The Mountain s Fury 107
67.Protection of Water Resources 108
68.Hydrological Forecasting 110
69.Why Is Our Weather Going Wild? 111
70.A New Project at the South Pole 113
71.A Hard Look at Acid Rain 115
72.Computers Reveal the Earth s Secrets 116
73.Statement by Professor G.O.P.Obasi at the 11th Session of the IPCC 118