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The Mercy of the Sky
The Story of a Tornado
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2015
“A gripping, heartbreaking and heartwarming account of the monster tornado that ravaged Moore, Oklahoma in 2013. It will leave you emotionally drained but glad you journeyed into the heart of this extraordinary storm with Bailey as your guide.” --Daniel James Brown, #1 NY Times bestselling author...
The Storm
What Went Wrong and Why During Hurricane Katrina--the Inside Story from One Loui siana Scientist
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2006
The ultimate inside story of the Katrina tragedy?from the cofounder of the LSU Hurricane Center
After warning for years about the looming threat of catastrophic flooding in New Orleans, Ivor van Heerden was one of the highest-profile media experts during the Katrina disaster. Over the following...
Island in a Storm
A Rising Sea, a Vanishing Coast, and a Nineteenth-Century Disaster that Warns of a Warmer World
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2009
In the mid-nineteenth century, the Isle Derniere was emerging as an exclusive summer resort on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. About one hundred miles from New Orleans, it attracted the most prominent members of antebellum Louisiana society. Hundreds of affluent planters and merchants retreated to...
Heat Exhaustion
The Complete Guide To Heat Stroke, Heat Cramps, Heat Health and More
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2014
The ultimate guide to helping you prevevet heat exhaustion, heat stroke, heat cramps, heat health and much more.
by Nico Medina, Who HQ
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2017
A mesmerizing overview of the world as it was when glaciers covered the earth and long-extinct creatures like the woolly mammoths and saber-toothed cats battled to survive.
Go back 20,000 years ago to a time of much colder global temperatures when glaciers and extensive sheets of ice covered...
Nature is Awesome
Fun Facts and Pictures for Kids
Language: English
Release Date: January 3, 2015
A book about nature sparks a child's imagination by introducing a child to the unique. Children are interested in things like where do certain animal come from and where does the rain come from. Children are also interested in the sky and how far away it is from the ground. Nature will also teach children...
Path of Destruction
The Devastation of New Orleans and the Coming Age of Superstorms
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2009
At 5:02 A.M. on August 29, 2005, Power Went Out in the Superdome. Not long after, wind ripped giant white rubber sheets off the roof and sent huge shards of debris flying toward Uptown. Rivulets of rainwater began finding their way down through the ceiling, dripping and pouring into the stands, the...
Rescue of the Bounty
Disaster and Survival in Superstorm Sandy
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2014
From the author of the Fall 2015 Disney movie The Finest Hours, the “thrilling and perfectly paced” (Booklist) story of the sinking and rescue of Bounty—the tall ship used in the classic 1962 movie Mutiny on the Bounty—which was caught in the path of Hurricane Sandy with sixteen aboard.
On...
Hurricanes
What You Need to Know
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2011
In 1954 Hurricane Hazel caused such destruction around Lake Ontario that it's a vivid memory half a century later. In 2003 Hurricane Juan so devastated the Halifax, Nova Scotia, area that complete recovery will take decades. In the fall of 2005, Hurricane Katrina, immediately followed by Rita and...
Natural Hazards
Earth's Processes as Hazards, Disasters, and Catastrophes
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2016
Natural Hazards focuses on hazards as the interface between humanity and its needs for space and resources, as well as on the ongoing geologic processes of Earth and features many new Canadian examples and discussions while retaining the best U.S. and international illustrations. The third Canadian...
Wind Energy for the Rest of Us
A Comprehensive Guide to Wind Power and How to Use It
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2018
Wind Energy for the Rest of Us straddles two―or more―worlds.
The book is about wind energy. It’s not just about small wind turbines. It’s not just about large wind turbines. It’s about the depth and breadth of wind energy, encompassing more than either type of wind turbine. It includes...
by Collectif
Language: French
Release Date: April 17, 2015
Language: French
Release Date: April 17, 2015
En décembre 2015, la France accueille la 21e conférence climat. Les enjeux pour la planète sont cruciaux puisque les États doivent aboutir à un accord permettant de contenir le réchauffement global en deçà de 2 °C. La finance a un rôle important à jouer. Dans cette perspective, la Revue...
Altreconomia 166 - dicembre 2014
2015: a che punto siamo con gli Obiettivi del Millennio
Language: Italian
Release Date: November 30, 2014
Altreconomia dedica la copertina del numero di dicembre 2014 all'anno che verrà, perché entro la fine del 2015 il mondo avrebbe dovuto raggiungere gli Obiettivi di sviluppo del Millennio, e abbiamo ritenuto fosse giunto il momento di fare il punto. Il risultato: alcuni sono stati centrati, altri...
Altreconomia 182, maggio 2016
Il segno dei volontari
Language: Italian
Release Date: May 1, 2016
La copertina del numero 182 di maggio 2016 di Altreconomia è dedicata al “segno dei volontari”, che mette in fila tutti i numeri che spiegano perché l’impegno civico all’interno di un’organizzazione e il benessere economico vanno di pari passo.
Il “primo tempo” del giornale...