Stories by Henry Stommel

In 1816 in New England it snowed in June, and then killing frosts continued through August. The cause was the explosion ofa volcano in Indonesia. The economic and social consequences are instructive

Unseen and still largely uncharted currents in the ocean depths are a major force in determining world climate. A new theory indicates that these currents have a surprising pattern of flow

This vast body of water has an architecture not only of currents but also of temperature, saltiness and oxygen content. The details have emerged from the oceanographic voyages of the past 30 years