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Floods, famines, and emperors Floods, famines, and emperors Brian M. Fagan Civilisations have long been dictated by cycles of rise and fall. The author shows beautifully how El Nino gave rise to human civilisation and continually shape and alter their fates, and how human a… OL103265W
Climate change & food security Climate change & food security National Symposium on Agrometeorological Advisory Service to Ensure Food Security in North East India (2006 a ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Tripura Centre) Contributed articles presented at the National Symposium on Agrometeorological Advisory Service to Ensure Food Security in North East India on 7th February 2006 at ICAR Research Complex for NEH Regio… OL11990033W
The carbon diaries 2015 The carbon diaries 2015 Saci Lloyd In 2015, when England becomes the first nation to introduce carbon dioxide rationing in a drastic bid to combat climate change, sixteen-year-old Laura documents the first year of rationing as her fam… OL11993787W
The vanishing face of gaia The vanishing face of gaia James Lovelock Celebrities drive hybrids, Al Gore won the Nobel Peace Prize, and supermarkets carry no end of so-called "green" products. And yet the environmental crisis is only getting worse. In Surviving Gaia's … OL12284107W
Flood Flood Stephen Baxter The "deeply scary"(BBC Focus) new novel from a national bestselling and critically acclaimed author. View our feature on Stephen Baxter’s Flood. Four hostages are rescued from a group of religious ex… OL14912494W
We are the weather makers We are the weather makers Sally M. Walker Offers a look at the history of climate change, how it will unfold over the next century, and what we can do to prevent a cataclysmic future. OL15024359W
Risk and planet earth Risk and planet earth Conference "Risk and Planet Earth" (2009 Leipzig, Germany) "Disasters are a major challenge for countries across the globe. Current debates on climate change focus both on extreme weather events that trigger disasters and their long-term variability. Effecti… OL15478178W
Landscapes on the edge Landscapes on the edge National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Challenges and Opportunities in Earth Surface Processes "During geologic spans of time, Earth's shifting tectonic plates, atmosphere, freezing water, thawing ice, flowing rivers, and evolving life have shaped Earth's surface features. The resulting hills,… OL15543748W
Six degrees Six degrees Mark Lynas A well documented summary of studies relating to the effects of climate change. The chapters are organized by the effects on people, the economy,and the climate for every additional degree of temper… OL15833198W
El Niño El Niño Caroline Arnold Explores the nature of the El Niño current and its effects on people and wildlife. OL15853758W
The ethics of global climate change The ethics of global climate change Denis Gordon Arnold "Global climate change is the most daunting ethical and political challenge confronting humanity in the twenty-first century. The intergenerational and transnational ethical issues raised by climate … OL15975753W
The Transition Companion The Transition Companion Rob Hopkins What if the best responses to peak oil and climate change don't come from government, but from you and me and the people around us? In 2008, the best-selling The Transition Handbook suggested a model… OL16152307W
Planet Earth Planet Earth Mark Brownlow,Alastair Fothergill,Jonny Keeling With a production budget of $25 million, the makers of Blue Planet: Seas of Life crafted this epic story of life on Earth. Five years in production, with over 2, 000 days in the field, using 40 camer… OL16535011W
The collapse of the eastern Mediterranean The collapse of the eastern Mediterranean Roni Ellenblum "As a 'Medieval Warm Period' prevailed in Western Europe during the tenth and eleventh centuries, the eastern Mediterranean region, from the Nile to the Oxus, was suffering from a series of climatic … OL16547157W
Responding to climate change in New York State Responding to climate change in New York State Cynthia Rosenzweig Climate change is already beginning to affect New York State, and these impacts are projected to grow. At the same time, the state has the ability to develop adaptation strategies to prepare for and … OL16586484W
Larry Bond's red dragon rising Larry Bond's red dragon rising Larry Bond CIA officer Mara Duncan is on assignment in bomb-torn Hanoi to get scientist Josh MacArthur and a seven-year-old witness to Chinese atrociities in Vietnam out of the country safely. Meanwhile, U.S. A… OL16616080W
A dictionary of climate change and the environment A dictionary of climate change and the environment R. Quentin Grafton lxix, 423 p. : 24 cm OL16617394W
Floods in a changing climate Floods in a changing climate Ramesh S. V. Teegavarapu "Measurement, analysis and modeling of extreme precipitation events linked to floods is vital in understanding changing climate impacts and variability. This book provides methods for assessment of t… OL16664154W
Floods in a changing climate Floods in a changing climate P. P. Mujumdar "Various modeling methodologies are available to aid planning and operational decision making: this book synthesises these, with an emphasis on methodologies applicable in data scarce regions, such a… OL16664156W
Climate change and forests Climate change and forests Charlotte Streck "Frames forestry activities within climate-change policy context. Analyzes the operation and efficacy of market-based mechanisms for forest conservation and climate change. Explores voluntary schemes… OL16942341W
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