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La humanidad, casi sin darse cuenta, ha entrado en una era de peligro. De peligro existencial. Uno de esos momentos en los que se requiere la convicción de tomar decisiones, muchas veces difíciles, para prevenir consecuencias devastadoras. El desafío es aún mayor cuando esas consecuencias devastadoras no son evidentes a primera vista. Y esa es la realidad sobre el cambio climático y el impacto de la actividad humana.
Este libro es un llamado...
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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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This guide is to teach others how to protect themselves. The author, Martin Lisius is a veteran storm chaser, producer, director and cinematographer. He is sometimes called "The Storm Whisperer" because of his intimate knowledge of severe weather. This severe weather guide will help you prepare, monitor and act through all types of hazardous weather. As you incorporate each helpful instruction you will find that it is a "must" for anyone affected...
85) Weather
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A compact introduction to observing, predicting, and understanding the weather.
This handy little guide provides the perfect introduction to what is happening in the sky, come rain or shine. Different weather conditions are all illustrated, so you can look through the pictures to identify what you have seen, or if you know the type of cloud or phenomenon that interests you, Gem Weather will tell you much more about it. A helpful glossary explains...
86) Granizo Atómico
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Este libro presenta una nueva visión sobre la formación del granizo, por métodos no convencionales.
En Argentina este flagelo castiga especialmente a la provincia de Mendoza, donde el gobierno desde hace unos 50 años procura disminuir los daños mediante las siembras de nubes.
En este libro proporcionamos abundante información científica, opiniones autorizadas y estadísticas mundiales de caída de granizos gigantes y bloques de hielo que las...
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Maine's varied geography invites a variety of weather conditions. But, as former Maine State climatologist Gregory Zielinski proves, there's much more to Maine's weather than that. Jet stream, Gulf Stream, cold Canadian air masses, ocean temperature, and much more contribute to the challenges of predicting the weather here. Find out what makes Maine's weather so changeable - as well as endlessly fascinating.
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Each year, at least 1,200 tornadoes batter the United States. While most occur in Tornado Alley-a vast, weather-beaten swath of middle America-in truth, tornadoes can occur almost anywhere. And where there are tornadoes, there are storm chasers. They come in all shapes and sizes, from hobbyists to researchers to professional chasers. There is one, however, who stands well above the rest: Roger Hill. Hunting Nature's Fury tells the story of Roger Hill...
89) NOLS Lightning
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Field guide for making careful decisions in the backcountry and relying on informed observation.
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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.
96) Pirate treasure
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When pirates Captain Oliver and Rosie decide to try farming near the town of Mousam they learn that the sayings about weather that they used while at sea are equally useful on land.
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One girl. One boy. Their lives couldn't be more different. While she turns her shoulder to sandstorms and blistering winds, he cuffs his pants when heavy rains begin to fall. As the weather becomes more severe, their families and animals must flee to safety--and their destination shows that they might be more alike than they seem. The journeys of these two children experiencing weather extremes in India highlight the power of nature and the resilience...
99) Droughts
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An introduction to droughts describes what they are, how they affect people, and how scientists keep track of rainfall, along with activities readers can do at home.
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"Happy New Almanac Year! It's time to celebrate the 232nd edition of The Old Farmer's Almanac! Long recognized as North America's most beloved and best-selling annual, this handy yellow book fulfills every need and expectation as a calendar of the heavens, a time capsule of the year, and an essential reference that reads like a magazine. Always timely, topical, and distinctively "useful, with a pleasant degree of humor," the Almanac is consulted daily...
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