Author: Wayne Edward Clarke
Publisher: Norman Imbong
ISBN: 1465774556
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 451
Book Description
The Fire And The Storm - USA Edition
Author: Wayne Edward Clarke
Publisher: Norman Imbong
ISBN: 1465774556
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 451
Book Description
Publisher: Norman Imbong
ISBN: 1465774556
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 451
Book Description
Firestorm
Author: Edward Struzik
Publisher: Island Press
ISBN: 1610918185
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 271
Book Description
"Frightening...Firestorm comes alive when Struzik discusses the work of offbeat scientists." —New York Times Book Review "Comprehensive and compelling." —Booklist "A powerful message." —Kirkus "Should be required reading." —Library Journal For two months in the spring of 2016, the world watched as wildfire ravaged the Canadian town of Fort McMurray. Firefighters named the fire “the Beast.” It acted like a mythical animal, alive with destructive energy, and they hoped never to see anything like it again. Yet it’s not a stretch to imagine we will all soon live in a world in which fires like the Beast are commonplace. A glance at international headlines shows a remarkable increase in higher temperatures, stronger winds, and drier lands– a trifecta for igniting wildfires like we’ve rarely seen before. This change is particularly noticeable in the northern forests of the United States and Canada. These forests require fire to maintain healthy ecosystems, but as the human population grows, and as changes in climate, animal and insect species, and disease cause further destabilization, wildfires have turned into a potentially uncontrollable threat to human lives and livelihoods. Our understanding of the role fire plays in healthy forests has come a long way in the past century. Despite this, we are not prepared to deal with an escalation of fire during periods of intense drought and shorter winters, earlier springs, potentially more lightning strikes and hotter summers. There is too much fuel on the ground, too many people and assets to protect, and no plan in place to deal with these challenges. In Firestorm, journalist Edward Struzik visits scorched earth from Alaska to Maine, and introduces the scientists, firefighters, and resource managers making the case for a radically different approach to managing wildfire in the 21st century. Wildfires can no longer be treated as avoidable events because the risk and dangers are becoming too great and costly. Struzik weaves a heart-pumping narrative of science, economics, politics, and human determination and points to the ways that we, and the wilder inhabitants of the forests around our cities and towns, might yet flourish in an age of growing megafires.
Publisher: Island Press
ISBN: 1610918185
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 271
Book Description
"Frightening...Firestorm comes alive when Struzik discusses the work of offbeat scientists." —New York Times Book Review "Comprehensive and compelling." —Booklist "A powerful message." —Kirkus "Should be required reading." —Library Journal For two months in the spring of 2016, the world watched as wildfire ravaged the Canadian town of Fort McMurray. Firefighters named the fire “the Beast.” It acted like a mythical animal, alive with destructive energy, and they hoped never to see anything like it again. Yet it’s not a stretch to imagine we will all soon live in a world in which fires like the Beast are commonplace. A glance at international headlines shows a remarkable increase in higher temperatures, stronger winds, and drier lands– a trifecta for igniting wildfires like we’ve rarely seen before. This change is particularly noticeable in the northern forests of the United States and Canada. These forests require fire to maintain healthy ecosystems, but as the human population grows, and as changes in climate, animal and insect species, and disease cause further destabilization, wildfires have turned into a potentially uncontrollable threat to human lives and livelihoods. Our understanding of the role fire plays in healthy forests has come a long way in the past century. Despite this, we are not prepared to deal with an escalation of fire during periods of intense drought and shorter winters, earlier springs, potentially more lightning strikes and hotter summers. There is too much fuel on the ground, too many people and assets to protect, and no plan in place to deal with these challenges. In Firestorm, journalist Edward Struzik visits scorched earth from Alaska to Maine, and introduces the scientists, firefighters, and resource managers making the case for a radically different approach to managing wildfire in the 21st century. Wildfires can no longer be treated as avoidable events because the risk and dangers are becoming too great and costly. Struzik weaves a heart-pumping narrative of science, economics, politics, and human determination and points to the ways that we, and the wilder inhabitants of the forests around our cities and towns, might yet flourish in an age of growing megafires.
Fire, Storm and Flood
Author: James Dyke
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1800242980
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
An unflinching photographic record of the epic effects of a violent climate, from the earliest extinction events to the present. Violent geologic events have ravaged the Earth since time began, spanning the vast eons of our planet's existence. These seismic phenomena have scored their marks in rock strata and been reflected in fossil records for future humanity to excavate and ponder. For most of the preceeding 78,000 years Homo sapiens simply observed natural climate upheaval. One hundred years ago, however, industrialization stunningly changed the rules, so that now most climate change is driven by us. Fire, Storm and Flood is an unflinching photographic record of the epic effects of a violent climate, from the earliest extinction events to the present, in which we witness climate chaos forced by unnatural global warming. It uses often emotional and moving imagery to drive home the enormity of climatic events, offering a sweeping acknowledgment of our crowded planet's heartbreaking vulnerability and show-stopping beauty.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1800242980
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
An unflinching photographic record of the epic effects of a violent climate, from the earliest extinction events to the present. Violent geologic events have ravaged the Earth since time began, spanning the vast eons of our planet's existence. These seismic phenomena have scored their marks in rock strata and been reflected in fossil records for future humanity to excavate and ponder. For most of the preceeding 78,000 years Homo sapiens simply observed natural climate upheaval. One hundred years ago, however, industrialization stunningly changed the rules, so that now most climate change is driven by us. Fire, Storm and Flood is an unflinching photographic record of the epic effects of a violent climate, from the earliest extinction events to the present, in which we witness climate chaos forced by unnatural global warming. It uses often emotional and moving imagery to drive home the enormity of climatic events, offering a sweeping acknowledgment of our crowded planet's heartbreaking vulnerability and show-stopping beauty.
The Fire and the Storm - USA Pro Edition
Author: Wayne Clarke
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781480214293
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
New Professionally Published Edition! Features greatly improved cover art and graphics, better maps, new appendices including a recurring character list with descriptions and first appearance notes, proofreading by six editors to eliminate every typo, and professional editing including chapter breaks. Book Two of The Nexus of Kellaran Series, sequel to Blessings Of A Curse. Mark and Talia have some very unusual children, and deal with the ever-accelerating pace of change on Kellaran, and within themselves. Zarkog resumes activity in Kellarani society, and the greatest tournament ever organized is held for the rule of the world. Serious problems emerge in The Game of Status, challenges mount, and Mark loses his temper! Meanwhile the demons draw ever closer to Kellaran! Uses American Imperial (Standard) measurement units.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781480214293
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
New Professionally Published Edition! Features greatly improved cover art and graphics, better maps, new appendices including a recurring character list with descriptions and first appearance notes, proofreading by six editors to eliminate every typo, and professional editing including chapter breaks. Book Two of The Nexus of Kellaran Series, sequel to Blessings Of A Curse. Mark and Talia have some very unusual children, and deal with the ever-accelerating pace of change on Kellaran, and within themselves. Zarkog resumes activity in Kellarani society, and the greatest tournament ever organized is held for the rule of the world. Serious problems emerge in The Game of Status, challenges mount, and Mark loses his temper! Meanwhile the demons draw ever closer to Kellaran! Uses American Imperial (Standard) measurement units.
Blizzard!
Author: Jim Murphy
Publisher: Scholastic
ISBN:
Category : Blizzards
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
Presents a history, based on personal accounts and newspaper articles, of the massive snow storm that hit the Northeast in 1888, focusing on the events in New York City.
Publisher: Scholastic
ISBN:
Category : Blizzards
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
Presents a history, based on personal accounts and newspaper articles, of the massive snow storm that hit the Northeast in 1888, focusing on the events in New York City.
The Storm Book
Author: Charlotte Zolotow
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0064431940
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
It is a day in the country, and everthing is hot and still. Then the hazy sky begins to shift. Something is astir, something soundless.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0064431940
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
It is a day in the country, and everthing is hot and still. Then the hazy sky begins to shift. Something is astir, something soundless.
Fire Storm
Author: Robb White
Publisher: Doubleday Books
ISBN:
Category : Forest fires
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
A raging forest fire in the National Parks area of the Sierras traps a forest ranger and a young boy he suspects is an arsonist.
Publisher: Doubleday Books
ISBN:
Category : Forest fires
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
A raging forest fire in the National Parks area of the Sierras traps a forest ranger and a young boy he suspects is an arsonist.
Fire Storm
Author: Andrew Lane
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
ISBN: 0374323127
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
In Fire Storm by Andrew Lane, young Sherlock's friend and her father have vanished. Their house looks as if nobody has ever lived in it; the neighbors claim never to have heard of them. Sherlock begins to doubt his sanity, until a clever clue points him to Scotland. Following that clue leads him into a mystery that involves kidnapping, bodysnatchers, and a man who claims he can raise the dead. Only the budding detective Sherlock can untangle the mind-bending--and dangerous--puzzles that ensnare his friends. Think you know Sherlock Holmes? Think again!
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
ISBN: 0374323127
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
In Fire Storm by Andrew Lane, young Sherlock's friend and her father have vanished. Their house looks as if nobody has ever lived in it; the neighbors claim never to have heard of them. Sherlock begins to doubt his sanity, until a clever clue points him to Scotland. Following that clue leads him into a mystery that involves kidnapping, bodysnatchers, and a man who claims he can raise the dead. Only the budding detective Sherlock can untangle the mind-bending--and dangerous--puzzles that ensnare his friends. Think you know Sherlock Holmes? Think again!
Blizzard!
Author: Jim Murphy
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780078285844
Category : Blizzards
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
On March 12, 1888, a massive snow storm struck the northeastern United States, crippling New York City. In this exciting and moving account, Jim Murphy brings the Blizzard of 1888 to life, detailing the experiences of workers, families, and rescuers as they face the natural disaster that forever changed life in the United States--Cover.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780078285844
Category : Blizzards
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
On March 12, 1888, a massive snow storm struck the northeastern United States, crippling New York City. In this exciting and moving account, Jim Murphy brings the Blizzard of 1888 to life, detailing the experiences of workers, families, and rescuers as they face the natural disaster that forever changed life in the United States--Cover.
Report on Insurance Business in the United States at the Eleventh Census, 1890: Fire, marine, and inland insurance
Author: Charles A. Jenney
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business insurance
Languages : en
Pages : 1150
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business insurance
Languages : en
Pages : 1150
Book Description