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  • What Really Causes Global Warming?

    Greenhouse Gases or Ozone Depletion?

    A thought-provoking look at the unsettled science of global warming—from a former volcanologist, geophysicist, and US Geological Survey scientist.Thousands of scientists are convinced beyond any reasonable doubt that recent global warming is being caused by emissions of greenhouse gases and that we must act immediately to reduce these emissions or else we may render Earth unlivable for our ... Read more

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  • Tambora

    The Eruption That Changed the World

    A global history of the climate catastrophe caused by the Tambora eruptionWhen Indonesia's Mount Tambora erupted in 1815, it unleashed the most destructive wave of extreme weather the world has witnessed in thousands of years. The volcano’s massive sulfate dust cloud enveloped the Earth, cooling temperatures and disrupting major weather systems for more than three years. Communities worldwide ... Read more

    $15.89 USD

  • Earthmasters

    The Dawn of the Age of Climate Engineering

    This book goes to the heart of the unfolding reality of the twenty-first century: international efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions have all failed, and before the end of the century Earth is projected to be warmer than it has been for 15 million years. The question “can the crisis be avoided?” has been superseded by a more frightening one, “what can be done to prevent the devastation of ... Read more

    $20.19 USD

  • Absolute Zero and the Conquest of Cold

    by Tom Shachtman ...
    "A lovely, fascinating book, which brings science to life." —Alan LightmanCombining science, history, and adventure, Tom Shachtman "holds the reader's attention with the skill of a novelist" as he chronicles the story of humans' four-centuries-long quest to master the secrets of cold ( Scientific American)."A disarming portrait of an exquisite, ferocious, world-ending extreme," Absolute Zero and ... Read more

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  • Out of the Blue

    A History of Lightning: Science, Superstition, and Amazing Stories of Survival

    by John Friedman ...
    The odds of being hit by lightning each year are only about 1 in 750,000 in the U.S. And yet this rare phenomenon has inspired both fear and fascination for thousands of years. In this groundbreaking, brilliantly researched book, journalist John S. Friedman probes lightning’s scientific, spiritual, and cultural roots. Blending vibrant history with riveting first-hand accounts of those who have ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • Expanded Maxwellian Geometry of Space

    Our Neocortex and Objective Physical Reality, #3

    by Andre Michaud ...
    Series Book 3 - Our Neocortex and Objective Physical Reality
    A causality based model meant to integrate all issues not resolved with Special Relativity and General Relativity by integrating a relativistic effect in nucleons not taken into account by either theories, and that reconciles Quantum Mechanics with causality.****Electromagnetic Mechanics of particles (EMM)Description of a new space geometry that allows explaining the existence of all stable ... Read more

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  • Electromagnetism

    Series series Manchester Physics Series
    ElectromagnetismElectromagnetism, Second Edition is suitable for a first course in electromagnetism, whilst also covering many topics frequently encountered in later courses. The material has been carefully arranged and allows for flexibility in its use for courses of different length and structure. A knowledge of calculus and an elementary knowledge of vectors is assumed, but the mathematical ... Read more

    $60.00 USD

  • Grade 1 Geography: Discovery For Kids

    Flags Of The World Grade One

    Series series Children's Cultural Studies Books
    Wow! Geography just got a whole lot interesting with amazing concepts outlined to make learning fun. The idea is to get a child used to the different parts of the world by going on an imaginary adventure. Famous landmarks are included, as well as some basic information per country. Don't be surprised if you'll be bombarded with questions on foreign places and cultures! ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Climate System Dynamics and Modelling

    by Hugues Goosse ...
    This textbook presents all aspects of climate system dynamics, on all timescales from the Earth's formation to modern human-induced climate change. It discusses the dominant feedbacks and interactions between all the components of the climate system: atmosphere, ocean, land surface and ice sheets. It addresses one of the key challenges for a course on the climate system: students can come from a ... Read more

    $63.19 USD

  • Climate: Present, Past and Future (Routledge Revivals)

    Volume 1: Fundamentals and Climate Now

    by H. H. Lamb ...
    Series series Routledge Revivals: A History of Climate Changes
    First published in 1972, this first volume of Professor Lamb’s study of our changing climate deals with the fundamentals of climate and climatology, as well as providing global data on the contemporary climates of the twentieth century. ... Read more

    $72.99 USD

  • Volcanic Ash

    Hazard Observation

    Volcanic Ash: Hazard Observation presents an introduction followed by four sections, each on a separate topic and each containing chapters from an internationally renowned pool of authors. The introduction provides a volcanological context for ash generation that sets the stage for the development and interpretation of techniques presented in subsequent sections. The book begins with an ... Read more

    $134.99 USD

  • Volcanism and Global Environmental Change

    Covering a key connection between geological processes and life on Earth, this multidisciplinary volume describes the effects of volcanism on the environment by combining present-day observations of volcanism and environmental changes with information from past eruptions preserved in the geologic record. The book discusses the origins, features and timing of volumetrically large volcanic eruptions ... Read more

    $52.49 USD