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Price: $150.95
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Sale: $64.99
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Manufacturer: Brooks Cole
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: C. Donald Ahrens
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Publisher: Brooks Cole
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Edition: 8
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Dewey Decimal Number: 551
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Publication Date: 2006-02-16
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Reading Level: 608
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Description: METEOROLOGY TODAY has for many years been one of the most widely used and authoritative texts for the introductory meteorology course. This eighth edition sees improvements in flexibility for instructors and strengthened learning solutions for students. Author C. Donald Ahrens has been widely praised for his ability to explain relatively complicated ideas so that even under-prepared students can understand them. The text's clear and inviting narrative is supplemented by numerous pedagogical features that help augment students' understanding. Introductory stories found at the beginning of each chapter draw students naturally into the discussion. In-chapter reviews help students master concepts while they study, and four types of end-of-chapter exercises provide opportunities for everything from further review to in-class discussion questions. In addition to these in-text learning aids, the eighth edition sees a complete integration with CengageNOW, the first assessment-driven and student-centered online learning solution created specifically for this course. CengageNOW uses a series of chapter-specific diagnostic tests to build a personalized learning plan for each student, allowing students to focus their study time on specific areas of weaknesses. Each personalized learning plan directs students to specific chapter sections and concept-driven multimedia tutorials designed to augment their understanding. The new edition is available in its original nineteen chapter "classic" version, or as a "core" version, which features only the most popular sixteen chapters. The "core" version sacrifices none of the detail that the course needs, but eliminates chapters that may not be directly covered in class. Looking for more flexibility? With the Cengage Learning TextChoice custom solution program, instructors can select and reorganize chapters to perfectly match their syllabus, thereby creating the ideal text solution for the course.
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Price: $14.00
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Sale: $6.44
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Manufacturer: Touchstone
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Nancy Mathis
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Publisher: Touchstone
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Dewey Decimal Number: 551
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Publication Date: 2008-03-04
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Reading Level: 256
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Description: May 3, 1999, is a day that Oklahomans will never forget. By the time the sun set over a ravaged plain, some 71 tornadoes had claimed around 11,000 homes and businesses and caused $1 billion in damage. One of them was a mile-wide monster of incredible power, the fiercest F5 twister to hit a metropolitan area, and whose 300 mph winds were the fastest ever recorded. Veteran journalist Nancy Mathis draws on many interviews to weave the story of those few terrifying hours that irrevocably changed the lives of many Oklahomans. Storm Warning features Kara Wiese, who fought to save her son from the fatal winds; and Charlie Cusack, who followed the tornado's progress on television until it came knocking on his front door. Amazingly, only thirty-eight people perished at the hands of the Oklahoma F5. Many lives were saved by the efforts of professionals such as Ted Fujita, the creator of the Fujita Scale and dubbed "Mr. Tornado" for his relentless pursuit to unravel a twister's mysteries; the oft-criticized but dogged government meteorologists; and Gary England, a resourceful TV weatherman whose tireless efforts prepared hundreds of people in the tornado's path. Storm Warning alternates between personal stories and the history of the struggle to understand this bewildering force of Mother Nature, creating a nail-biting, captivating look at surviving the fury from the skies.
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Price: $15.95
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Sale: $9.58
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Manufacturer: Joseph Henry Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: John D. Cox
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Publisher: Joseph Henry Press
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Dewey Decimal Number: 551.79
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Publication Date: 2005-05-02
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Reading Level: 224
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Description: As scientists carefully search for clues in the sun and storm patterns from our distant, past, they are gradually writing a new history of Earth's climate. Layers extracted from cores drilled into glaciers and ice sheets, sediments collected from the shores of lakes and oceans, and growth rings exposed in ancient corals and trees all tell the same surprising story. It is now apparent that alterations in our climate can happen quickly and dramatically. Physical evidence reveals that centuries of slow, creeping climate variations have actually been punctuated by far more rapid changes. While this new paradigm represents a significant shift in our picture of Earth's past, the real question is what it means for our future. Many researchers are now quietly abandoning the traditional vision of a long, slow waltz of slumbering ice ages and more temperate periods of interglacial warming. While they've long recognized the threats posed by global warming, they must now consider that the natural behavior of our climate is perhaps a greater threat than we'd imagined. And though there is no need for immediate alarm, the fact that changes in our climate can happen much more quickly than we'd originally thought--perhaps in the course of a human lifetime--makes it clear that science has a lot of questions to answer in this area. What are the mechanisms for triggering a significant climate change? In what ways should we expect this change to manifest itself? When will it likely happen? Climate Crash seeks to answer these questions, breaking the story of rapid climate change to general public that is already intensely curious about what science has to say on the topic.
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Price: $29.95
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Sale: $18.78
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Manufacturer: Columbia University Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Frances F. Dunwell
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Publisher: Columbia University Press
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Dewey Decimal Number: 974.73
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Publication Date: 2008-03-21
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Reading Level: 392
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Description: Foreword, by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Prologue: A River of Imagining, People of Daring and Dreams
Acknowledgments
1. World's End, World Trade, World River: Henry Hudson's Failed Quest, Adriaen Van der Donck's Utopian Vision, and the Legend of the Storm Ship
2. The River That Unites, the River That Divides: King George and George Washington Vie for the Hudson
3. America's River of Empire: Robert Fulton's Folly, Robert Livingston's Venture Capital, and DeWitt Clinton's Ditch Spark the Rise of New York Port
4. First Stop on the American Tour: Europe Discovers Sylvanus Thayer's West Point, a Catskills Sunrise, and a River That Defines the American Character
5. America's First Artists and Writers: The Sacred River of Thomas Cole and the Mythic River of Washington Irving
6. The Industrialized River: Gouverneur Kemble's Weapon Works, Henry Burden's Iron Foundries, and Colonel Stevens's Engine Factory
7. Going up the River for Health and Fun: New York City Journalist N. P. Willis Survives TB and Discovers an Idle Wild
8. Design with Nature: The Landscape Gardens of A. J. Downing, the Architecture of A. J. Davis, and the Inspiration for Central Park and Riverside Drive
9. Gateway to America, Escape Route to Canada: Immigrants Greet a Beacon of Liberty, John Jervis Creates a New River Route, and a Railroad Goes Underground
10. Millionaires' Row: The River Castles of J. P. Morgan, John D. Rockefeller, Jay Gould, and Frederic Church, and the Floating Palaces of Manhattan's West Side
11. A Forest to Protect a Commercial River: Land Surveyor Verplanck Colvin, Photographer Seneca Ray Stoddard, and the New York Board of Trade Campaign to Safeguard the Hudson in the Adirondacks
12. An Interstate Park for the Palisades and the Highlands and a New Progressive Vision: Elizabeth Vermilye's Women's Clubs, Edward and Mary Harriman's Park, Mrs. Olmsted's Fresh Air Camp, and Margaret Sage's Charity
13. Over, Under, Across, and Through: Civil Engineers Triumph Over Nature, Except in New York Harbor
14. Surviving the Depression, Connecting with Nature: FDR's River of Dignity, Robert Moses's Riverside Drive, and John D. Rockefeller Jr.'s Parkway
15. Scenic Hudson, Riverkeeper, Clearwater, and the Nature Conservancy: Hiker Leo Rothschild, Sportswriter Bob Boyle, and Folksinger Pete Seeger Campaign to Save a Mountain and Revive a "Dead" River
Epilogue: A River of Power, and the Power of Passion
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Chapter 14. Surviving the Depression, by Connecting with Nature: FDR's River of Dignity
Moses's Riverside Drive, by and John D. Rockefeller Jr.'s Parkway
15. Scenic Hudson, by Riverkeeper
Sportswriter Bob Boyle, by and Folksinger Pete Seeger Campaign to Save a Mountain and Revive a "Dead"
River
Epilogue: A River of Power, by and the Power of Passion
Notes
Bibliography
Index
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Price: $118.20
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Sale: $47.22
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Manufacturer: Prentice Hall
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Frederick K. Lutgens::Edward J. Tarbuck::Dennis Tasa
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Publisher: Prentice Hall
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Edition: 10
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Dewey Decimal Number: 551.5
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Publication Date: 2006-04-06
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Reading Level: 544
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Description: Using everyday, easy-to-grasp examples to reinforce basic concepts, this highly regarded handbook remains the standard introduction to meteorology and the atmosphere – components, problems, and applications. Includes the most up-to-date coverage of topics such as: ozone depletion; the ultraviolet index; temperature; dew point temperature and orographic effects; wildfires and weather; thunderstorms and lightning; the record-breaking Florida hurricane season; effects of air pollution, and more. Incorporates top-quality visuals, including new satellite images and illustrations by the award-winning Dennis Tasa, to demonstrate the highly visual nature of meteorology. Uses a largely non-technical writing style to help readers grasp important concepts. For those interested in learning more about meteorology.
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Price: $12.99
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Sale: $5.85
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Manufacturer: Andrews McMeel Publishing
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Jeffrey Langholz::Kelly Turner
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Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
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Edition: Reprint
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Dewey Decimal Number: 363.73874525
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Publication Date: 2008-03-01
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Reading Level: 384
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Description: If you follow just the no-cost and low-cost tips in this book, you will save over $2,000 and prevent the emission of 25,000 pounds of carbon dioxide (CO2) every year! A new edition of our classic book with updated information on hybrid cars and a bold new cover. Gallup polls indicate that 70 percent of Americans are concerned about global warming. You Can Prevent Global Warming converts this public concern into positive action, providing simple, everyday things you can do to minimize global warming--and save money at the same time! The book contains 51 topics, but there are actually hundreds of tips and suggestions within the book that will help you address this global problem. Whether you are one of the nearly three-quarters of Americans who consider themselves environmentalists or you're interested in practical ways you can save money each year, these straightforward tips will make this one of the most important and useful books on your bookshelf.
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Price: $17.95
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Sale: $17.95
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Manufacturer: American Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: George Elliot
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Publisher: American Press
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Publication Date: 1988-04
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Reading Level: 154
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Price: $32.95
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Sale: $21.00
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Manufacturer: Blue Diamond Books
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Rick Schwartz
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Publisher: Blue Diamond Books
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Edition: 1st
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Dewey Decimal Number: 551.5520975
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Publication Date: 2007-09-01
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Reading Level: 416
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Description: Hurricanes and the Middle Atlantic States is the first book-length reference that examines the 400-year recorded hurricane history of the region. It offers chronological profiles of significant storms, from Jamestown to the present. Also included are 200 black/white photographs--many appearing in print for the first time--and numerous track maps. Human interest stories, as well as an examination of the patterns, characteristics, quirks and dangers of Mid-Atlantic hurricanes, make this book a must-have for those who live in the region and for anyone interested in United States hurricane history. The book's focus is on Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Virginia, as well as the New York City and Washington, D.C., metropolitan areas, but readers from neighboring states will find abundant material. And the many human interest stories have universal appeal! Hurricanes and the Middle Atlantic States contains a collection of unforgettable encounters--tales gleaned from articles and books, private journals and interviews. It tells of the "big ones"--ferocious storms that will cause a run on "I survived..." t-shirts when they occur again. Events that will forever affect those targeted for the worst. Hurricane patterns recur. Storms similar to those of the past will visit in coming years. Learn lessons from bygone hurricanes and better prepare for what lies ahead. Discovery starts here! (Favorable reviews have appeared in the April 2008 issue of Choice Magazine, the April 2008 issue of the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society and the May-June 2008 issue of Weatherwise Magazine.)
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Price: $19.95
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Sale: $4.69
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Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Howard B. Bluestein
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Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
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Dewey Decimal Number: 551.553
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Publication Date: 2006-06-15
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Reading Level: 192
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Description: Tornadoes are the most violent, magnificent, and utterly unpredictable storms on earth, reaching estimated wind speeds of 300 mph and leaving swaths of destruction in their wake. In Tornado Alley, Howard Bluestein draws on two decades of experience chasing and photographing tornadoes across the Plains to present a fascinating historical account of the study of tornadoes and the great thunderstorms that spawn them.
A century ago, tornado warnings were so unreliable that they usually went unreported. Today, despite cutting-edge Doppler radar technology and computer simulation, these storms remain remarkably difficult to study. Leading scientists still conduct much of their research from the inside of a speeding truck, and often contend with jammed cameras, flash floods, and windshields smashed by hailstones and flying debris. Using over a hundred diagrams, models, and his own spectacular color photographs, Bluestein documents the exhilaration of hair-raising encounters with as many as nine tornadoes in one day, as well as the crushing disappointment of failed expeditions and ruined equipment. Most of all, he recreates the sense of beauty, mystery, and power felt by the scientists who risk their lives to study violent storms.
For scientists, amateur weather enthusiasts, or anyone who's ever been intrigued or terrified by a darkening sky, Tornado Alley provides not only a history of tornado research but a vivid look into the origin and effects of nature's most dramatic phenomena.
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Price: $22.50
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Sale: $10.95
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Manufacturer: University Of Chicago Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: William H. Calvin
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Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
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Dewey Decimal Number: 363.73874
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Publication Date: 2008-04-15
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Reading Level: 352
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Description: Every decade since 1950 has seen more floods and more wildfires on every continent. Deserts are expanding, coral reefs are dying, fisheries are declining, hurricanes are strengthening. The debate about climate change is over: there’s no question that global warming has made the Earth sick, and the outlook for the future calls for ever-warmer temperatures and deadlier results. Something must be done—but how quickly?
With Global Fever, William H. Calvin delivers both a clear-eyed diagnosis and a strongly worded prescription. In striking, straightforward language, he first clearly sets out the current state of the Earth’s warming climate and the disastrous possibilities ahead should we continue on our current path. Increasing temperatures will kill off vegetation and dry up water resources, and their loss will lead, in an increasingly destructive feedback loop, to even more warming. Resource depletion, drought, and disease will follow, leading to socioeconomic upheaval—and accompanying violence—on a scale barely conceivable.
It is still possible, Calvin argues, to avoid such a dire fate. But we must act now, aggressively funneling resources into jump-starting what would amount to a third industrial revolution, this one of clean technologies—while simultaneously expanding our use of existing low-emission technologies, from nuclear power to plug-in hybrid vehicles, until we achieve the necessary scientific breakthroughs.
Passionately written, yet thoroughly grounded in the latest climate science, Global Fever delivers both a stark warning and an ambitious blueprint for saving the future of our planet.
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