Author : Robert E. Hinshaw
Publisher : Big Earth Publishing
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 41,4 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Geographers
ISBN : 9781555663889
Gilbert White has been called the most renowned geographer internationally of the twentieth century, and one who personifies the ideal of a natural resources scientist committed to the stewardship of our planet. He has educated the nation and the world on how to change the ways we manage water resources, mitigate natural hazards, and assess the environment.
Author : Frances Ashcroft
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 35,45 MB
Release : 2002-03-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780520234208
Explores the limits of human survival and the physiological adaptations that enable us to exist under extreme conditions. The author reviews limits to human life underwater, at high altitudes, at high speeds, at micro levels, and at freezing and hot temperatures.
Author : Dennis Mersereau
Publisher : Weldon Owen
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 29,62 MB
Release : 2015-10-06
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781616289539
Extreme weather has the ability to leave us devastated, but with the easy-to-follow Extreme Weather Survival Manual you’ll be ready for anything Mother Nature throws at you. Dennis Mersereau and the editors of Outdoor Life magazine offer their life saving advice to help you survive blizzards, hurricanes, firestorms and much more. As a weather reporter, it’s only natural that Dennis Mersereau is a self-proclaimed weather freak. Slate.com said of him, “Don’t mess with the Mersereau. He will find your weather fables and he will crush them . . . We need more Dennises. In fact, the National Weather Service itself should be run by Dennis, with each local office headed by a Dennis-like weather blogger tasked with explaining the relevant weather news of the day, and entertaining us when the weather is boring.” Luckily for you, he’s partnered with the outdoor experts at Outdoor Life to bring you the foolproof guide to surviving extreme weather. From how to read the sky, to which of your grandma’s no-fail weather predicting tips actually work, to how to survive a Storm of the Century, this book has you covered. Filled with weird weather facts (what are those weird sounds under the snow and should you worry about them?) to hands-on survival hints (literally hands-on. Like, don’t lose your fingers to frostbite) to true tales of amazing survival, the Extreme Weather Survival Manual is the one book you need to weather any storm. With high-quality design, intricate detail, and a durable, wipe-clean flexicover with metallic corner-guards—this manual is the perfect gift!
Author : Dennis Mersereau
Publisher : Weldon Owen International
Page : 660 pages
File Size : 44,36 MB
Release : 2015-10-06
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1681880849
Fast facts and practical advice to keep you prepared, whether you’re dealing with mud or flood, drought or derecho. This valuable, comprehensive guide is full of life-saving information for virtually any extreme weather event—blizzard, hurricane, firestorm, tornado, heatwave, and beyond. Weather reporter Dennis Mersereau, working with the editors of Outdoor Life magazine, debunks common myths, provides hands-on survival tips (some of them literally hands-on—as in, don’t lose your fingers to frostbite), and shares some fascinating historical facts and world records. Learn how to: Read a weather map Survive in a snowbound car Stay oriented in a whiteout Make waterproof matches Avoid lightning hot spots Rescue someone caught in a flood Know your monsoons Survive a sandstorm Make peace with the polar vortex Drought-proof your home and much more “Don’t mess with the Mersereau. He will find your weather fables and he will crush them…We need more Dennises. In fact, the National Weather Service itself should be run by Dennis, with each local office headed by a Dennis-like weather blogger tasked with explaining the relevant weather news of the day, and entertaining us when the weather is boring.”—Slate
Author : Guido di Prisco
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 43,55 MB
Release : 2020-10-15
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1108498566
A diverse account of how life exists in extreme environments and these systems' susceptibility and resilience to climate change.
Author : Stephen R. Palumbi
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 50,22 MB
Release : 2015-09-15
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0691169810
The Extreme Life of the Sea exposes the eternal darkness of the deepest undersea trenches to show how marine life thrives against the odds, describing how flying fish strain to escape their predators, how predatory deep-sea fish use red searchlights only they can see to find and attack food, and how, at the end of her life, a mother octopus dedicates herself to raising her batch of young.
Author : Cass R. Sunstein
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 20,19 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0199754128
"In Going to Extremes, renowned legal scholar and best-selling author Cass R. Sunstein offers startling insights into why and when people gravitate toward extremism."--Inside jacket.
Author : Liz Swan
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 820 pages
File Size : 39,68 MB
Release : 2012-08-27
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9400741561
Origin(s) of Design in Nature is a collection of over 40 articles from prominent researchers in the life, physical, and social sciences, medicine, and the philosophy of science that all address the philosophical and scientific question of how design emerged in the natural world. The volume offers a large variety of perspectives on the design debate including progressive accounts from artificial life, embryology, complexity, cosmology, theology and the philosophy of biology. This book is volume 23 of the series, Cellular Origin, Life in Extreme Habitats and Astrobiology. www.springer.com/series/5775
Author : Gail Herman
Publisher : Grosset & Dunlap
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 24,5 MB
Release : 2003-09-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780448433370
Offers facts about lightning, the planets, volcanoes, tornadoes, and sharks.
Author : Robert Kull
Publisher : New World Library
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 45,20 MB
Release : 2010-10-05
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1577317726
Years after losing his lower right leg in a motorcycle crash, Robert Kull traveled to a remote island in Patagonia's coastal wilderness with equipment and supplies to live alone for a year. He sought to explore the effects of deep solitude on the body and mind and to find the spiritual answers he'd been seeking all his life. With only a cat and his thoughts as companions, he wrestled with inner storms while the wild forces of nature raged around him. The physical challenges were immense, but the struggles of mind and spirit pushed him even further. Solitude: Seeking Wisdom in Extremes is the diary of Kull's tumultuous year. Chronicling a life distilled to its essence, Solitude is also a philosophical meditation on the tensions between nature and technology, isolation and society. With humor and brutal honesty, Kull explores the pain and longing we typically avoid in our frantically busy lives as well as the peace and wonder that arise once we strip away our distractions. He describes the enormous Patagonia wilderness with poetic attention, transporting the reader directly into both his inner and outer experiences.
