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  • The White Planet

    The Evolution and Future of Our Frozen World

    by Jean Jouzel, Claude Lorius, Dominique Raynaud ...
    Translated by Teresa Lavender Fagan ...
    A gripping journey through the icy regions of our changing planetFrom the Arctic Ocean and ice sheets of Greenland, to the glaciers of the Andes and Himalayas, to the great frozen desert of Antarctica, The White Planet takes readers on a spellbinding scientific journey through the shrinking world of ice and snow to tell the story of the expeditions and discoveries that have transformed our ... Read more

    $22.39 USD

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  • Water, Water Everywhere, What & Why? : Third Grade Science Books Series

    3rd Grade Water Books for Kids

    by Baby Professor ...
    Series series Children's Earth Sciences Books
    Complement your child's official textbook with this attractive piece of educational material. This book is complete with pictures and as few texts as possible. This would allow for a universal understanding of the concepts presented therein. The fluid flow of thoughts, along with supporting images will make learning a fun experience for your children. Grab a copy today! ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Storm World

    Hurricanes, Politics, and the Battle Over Global Warming

    by Chris Mooney ...
    An investigation into climate change and increasingly dangerous hurricanes from the New York Times–bestselling author of The Republican War on Science.A leading science journalist delves into a red-hot debate in meteorology: whether the increasing ferocity of hurricanes is connected to global warming.In the wake of Katrina, Chris Mooney follows the careers of leading scientists on either side of ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • A Cold Welcome

    The Little Ice Age and Europe’s Encounter with North America

    by Sam White ...
    Cundill History Prize FinalistLongman–History Today Prize Finalist“Meticulous environmental-historical detective work.”—Times Literary SupplementWhen Europeans first arrived in North America, they faced a cold new world. The average global temperature had dropped to lows unseen in millennia. The effects of this climactic upheaval were stark and unpredictable: blizzards and deep freezes, droughts ... Read more

    $18.79 USD

  • Why Does It Happen: Tornadoes, Hurricanes and Typhoons

    Natural Disaster Books for Kids

    by Baby Professor ...
    Series Book 4 - Why Does It Happen
    Tornadoes, typhoons and hurricanes are weather disturbances that your child may be familiar with based on experience. But does your child know the science behind these events? With this picture book, he/she will! Picture books are informative materials that are shouting to be picked up and read. The illustrations are attention-grabbing and the carefully written quick facts break complex concepts ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Evidence-Based Climate Science

    Data Opposing CO2 Emissions as the Primary Source of Global Warming

    Edited by Don Easterbrook ...
    Global warming and human-induced climate change are perhaps the most important scientific issues of our time. These issues continue to be debated in the scientific community and in the media without true consensus about the role of greenhouse gas emissions as a contributing factor. Evidence-Based Climate Science: Data opposing CO2 emissions as the primary source of global warming objectively ... Read more

    $107.99 USD

  • The Economics of Climate Change

    The Stern Review

    by Nicholas Stern ...
    There is now clear scientific evidence that emissions from economic activity, particularly the burning of fossil fuels for energy, are causing changes to the Earth´s climate. A sound understanding of the economics of climate change is needed in order to underpin an effective global response to this challenge. The Stern Review is an independent, rigourous and comprehensive analysis of the economic ... Read more

    $122.19 USD

  • Weather We Like It or Not!: Cool Games to Play on A Windy Day

    Weather for Kids - Earth Sciences

    by Baby Professor ...
    Series series Children's Weather Books
    Windy days may sometimes trigger allergies, so it's best to stay indoors. To keep your family entertained inside the house, flip through the pages of this picture book to identify the games that you may want to play. Filled with games that range from easy to difficult, you will definitely find something to love here. Grab a copy today! ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Hurricane!

    by Anne Rooney ...
    Series series Nature's Fury
    Hurricane! describes how and where hurricanes, cyclones and typhoons happen. ... Read more

    $14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • An Introduction to the Global Circulation of the Atmosphere

    by David Randall ...
    The most comprehensive advanced graduate-level textbook on the subjectThis is a graduate-level textbook on the global circulation of the Earth's atmosphere—the large-scale system of winds by which energy is transported around the planet, from the tropical latitudes to the poles. Written by David Randall, one of the world’s foremost experts on the subject, it is the most comprehensive textbook on ... Read more

    $79.19 USD

  • The Evolutionary Imperative: Why Change Happens, Where It Leads, and How We Might Survive

    by Charles H. M. Beck, Louis Neal Irwin ...
    The Evolutionary Imperative provides a unifying perspective on the evolution of the universe in all its physical and biological detail, with a call to action for redirecting the evolutionary trajectory of human society in a way that will preserve the planet and improve the human condition. The book's thesis is that the inevitability of change is driven by resolution of energy gradients through the ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Bridging Science And Policy Implication For Managing Climate Extremes

    by Hong-sang Jung, Bin Wang ...
    Series Book 10 - World Scientific Series On Asia-pacific Weather And Climate
    Since 1980, the number of climate-related disasters has been greatly increased globally. Scientific consensus based on the IPCC fifth report suggested that global warming would bring more intense and frequent extreme climate events. These climate-related disasters hinder the achievement of sustainable economic growth and prosperity by disrupting supply chains, impeding production, destroying ... Read more

    $84.59 USD