Amy Cherrix: 2 books
Backyard Bears
Conservation, Habitat Changes, and the Rise of Urban Wildlife
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2018
North Carolina's black bears were once a threatened species, but now their numbers are rising in and around Asheville. But what happens when conservation efforts for a species are so successful that there’s a boom in the population? Can humans and bears live compatibly? What are the long-term effects...
Eye of the Storm
NASA, Drones, and the Race to Crack the Hurricane Code
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2017
Ten million Americans live in hurricane danger zones, but how do we know if or when to evacuate? We must predict both when a storm will strike and how strong it will be. A daring NASA earth science mission may have finally found a way to crack this hurricane code.
Dr. Scott Braun is the principal...