Author : Thomas Kostigen
Publisher :
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 39,90 MB
Release : 2014-10
Category : Emergency management
ISBN : 9781426214868
Punchy, no-nonsense information and advice on how to prepare for and survive weather extremes, from high temperatures to floods and hurricanes, set against solid scientific explanations.
Author : Thomas M. Kostigen
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 14,30 MB
Release : 2014-10-21
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1426213778
Hurricanes, floods, wildfires, tornadoes--weather is becoming extreme, and this book tells you how to plan ahead and prepare, respond to emergencies, and survive the worst-case scenarios. From the risks of building on changing coastlines to the safety kit you should have packed up at home, from the telltale signs of a hurricane on the horizon to how to power up when the grid goes down--this will be the one book to carry with you through all kinds of bad weather. Divided into four sections (Hot, Cold, Wet, Dry) each chapter includes a level-headed discussion of current weather extremes, facts and details on conditions, and theories for why these changes are occurring; dos and don'ts for inside and outside; and gives at-a-glance guidance for how to prepare for, survive, and recover from every extreme. Sidebar features include: gears and gadgets; protecting your pet; and firsthand accounts from survivors and the experts who help them. Spectacular photographs of wicked weather plus useful checklists and how-to illustrations make page after page both useful and entertaining, even when you're contemplating the unthinkable.
Author : Thomas Kostigen
Publisher : National Geographic Kids
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 49,9 MB
Release : 2014
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1426318111
"Record heat. Record storms. Record drought, snow, rain, and ocean levels. What's going on? In a world of crazy weather exacerbated by climate change, knowing about tornadoes, hurricanes, droughts, derachos, blizzards, and storms is more important than ever. This book, based on cutting-edge science and first-hand accounts, helps kids learn about what's going on and what to do about it"--Publisher.
Author : Dennis Mersereau
Publisher : Weldon Owen International
Page : 660 pages
File Size : 11,42 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 : Stephanie Drimmer
Publisher : National Geographic Children's Books
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 19,26 MB
Release : 2019
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1426335431
"The most complete weather reference ever."
Author : Christopher Passante
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 22,57 MB
Release : 2006-09-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 1440626030
It'll blow readers away. CD-ROM included! The past few years have delivered some of the most awesome and destructive weather patterns in history. From blistering heat and icy blasts, to hurricane winds and the Greenhouse Effect, The Compete Idiot's Guide® to Extreme Weather enables readers to experience the incredible ferocity of big, bad weather without getting soaked, wind-tossed, thunderstruck, or frozen. And with the CD-ROM that accompanies the book, they'll learn what it's like to be a real- life storm tracker. * Includes a CD-ROM that explores extreme weather in all its frightening glory * Features a listing of record-book extremes, from the worst storms in history to the wettest, hottest, coldest, driest, and snowiest places on Earth
Author : Marcia Amidon Lusted
Publisher : Lerner Publications
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 43,30 MB
Release : 2014-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1467725196
Earthquakes. Hurricanes. Meteorites. Tsunamis. The natural world is full of powerful forces that can kill you in an instant. Hiding in your closet won't save you. Clinging to your roof is a good idea, until your roof is swept out to sea. When faced with a natural disaster, sometimes the only thing to do is close your eyes and hang on. See how these people survived in just that way.
Author : Thomas Kostigen
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 48,70 MB
Release : 2008-09-23
Category : Law
ISBN : 0061580368
A leading environmental journalist travels to the most fragile places on Earth to show how what individuals do at home affects people, places, and things across the globe. 8-page 4-color photo insert.
Author : Orrin H. Pilkey
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 45,47 MB
Release : 2024-02-23
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1478027576
Industrial and agricultural greenhouse gas emissions are rapidly warming Earth’s climate, unleashing rising seas, ocean acidification, melting permafrost, powerful storms, wildfires, floods, deadly heat waves, droughts, tsunamis, food shortages, and armed conflict over shrinking water supplies while reducing nutritional levels in crops. Billions of people will become climate refugees. Hotter temperatures will allow tropical diseases to spread into temperate regions. Higher levels of CO2, allergens, dust, and other particulate matter will impair our physical and mental health and even reduce our cognitive abilities. Climate change disproportionately affects the world’s poor. It also harms Nature, and could ultimately trigger a sixth mass extinction. In Escaping Nature, Orrin H. Pilkey and his coauthors offer concrete suggestions for how to respond to the threats posed by global climate change. They argue that while we wait for the world’s governments to get serious about mitigating climate change we can adapt to a hotter world through technological innovations, behavioral changes, nature-based solutions, political changes, and education.
Author : Gregg Treinish
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 22,50 MB
Release : 2016-12-13
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1426325657
True stories of explorer Gregg Treinish's travels and adventures around the United States.
