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67) Toad weather
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On a rainy day, Ally's mom asks her to come outside where, amidst the oil slicks, dripping awnings, and splashing cars, they find a toad migration taking place.
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"Andrew Revkin, who is the senior climate reporter at ProPublica after a prize-winning 21-year stint at The New York Times, presents an intriguing illustrated history of humanity's evolving relationship with Earth's dynamic climate system and the wondrous weather it generates" --Amazon.
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In the early '70s, the radically enraged, bomb-planting fringe group call Weathermen had the distinction of being as alienated from the anti-war counterculture as the counterculture movement was from the rest of America. The group planned to blow up an empty building, but on March 6, 1970, an explosive accidentally went off in the New York Greenwich Village area, killing three of its own members and turning the rest of its members into outlaws on...
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Winter is no time to limit nature activity! In Discover Nature in Winter, informative background on winter stargazing, wildlife behavior, deciduous and coniferous trees, melt-freeze cycles, and much more are paired with hands-on explorations that bring this season to life-no matter where you live. These simple, nonintrusive activities require only common household items-pencil, notebook, magnifying glass, bug box, ruler-and a bit of natural curiosity....
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Unter dem Titel "Die Phänologie, ein Grenzgebiet zwischen Biologie und Wissenschaft" erschien im Jahre 1875 ein Werk, das in heutiger Zeit besondere Anerkennung verdient. Der Herausgeber gab dem Werk den Titel "Beitrag zum Klimawandel - Phänologie". So wird dem ursprünglichen wissenschaftlichen Anspruch Rechnung getragen. Im 19. Jahrhundert erlebt die Phänologie große Beachtung und wird damit zu einer wesentlichen Grundlage der heutigen Wettervoraussage....
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El libro es un relato donde se exalta al Creador Dios, con sus máximas creaciones, el hombre primeramente y después con esta bestia que ronda los mares, en este relato Dios, muestra la grandeza y destreza de esta bestia a su siervo Job, lógico no es animal común y corriente como los que estamos acostumbrados a mirar, esta es una bestia simbólica con una característica de destrucción, pues es un sistema de calentamiento de agua para el bienestar...
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This fictionalized account of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake provides an age-appropriate medium for describing what happened during this deadly natural disaster. In easy prose and bright photographs, it also details how to prepare for, how to protect oneself during, and how to respond after an earthquake. Includes the science behind earthquakes and an in-depth chronology of the event.
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Simply, accurately, and graphically, this Golden Guide explains:
Massive movements of the atmosphere
Weather instruments and how they are used
The origins, development, and effects of storms
How to interpret weather maps
Full-color illustrations and up-to-date facts help you understand the fascinating phenomena of weather, and how changes are predicted.
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Imagine: you're blindsided on a dark highway by a half-mile-wide tornado.
Or worse: you're aboard a commercial jetliner brought to the ground by a powerful thunderstorm-the deadliest plane crash in Texas history.
In Menacing Skies: Texas Weather and Stories of Survival, Dan Henry shares incredible stories of survival from people who have come face-to-face with nature's most violent storms. Dan has covered every type of weather event during his three-decade...
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Get the Summary of Erik Larson's Isaacs Storm in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Isaac's Storm" by Erik Larson recounts the story of Isaac Cline, a meteorologist in Galveston, Texas, who faced the deadliest hurricane in American history in 1900. Cline, a man of science and dedication, was caught unprepared by the storm's ferocity, which claimed 8,000 lives and devastated the city. The book explores the origins...
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