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Earth science and applications from space Earth science and applications from space National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Earth Science and Applications from Space. xxiii, 428 pages : 28 cm OL11674632W
Climate change Climate change Helen Orme From an increase in Earth’s extreme weather to a decline in the Arctic’s polar bear population, global warming is already affecting our world. Climate Change pairs clear, easy-to-read text with vibra… OL11952905W
High noon High noon J. F Rischard "In High Noon, J. F. Rischard challenges us to take a new approach to the problems of the twenty-first century. Defining and then offering a brief overview of the twenty most important and urgent glo… OL12331330W
State of the world 2009 State of the world 2009 Linda Starke Collects over twenty-five articles that examine the long-term consequences of global warming, focusing on the human and ecological effects of inaction with regard to the mitigation of greenhouse gas … OL16064435W
Terrestrial ecosystem ecology Terrestrial ecosystem ecology Göran I. Ågren "Human activities impact the environment and modify the cycles of important elements such as carbon and nitrogen from local to global scales. In order to maintain long-term and sustainable use of the… OL16126120W
Minutes to midnight Minutes to midnight Paul Dukes "The Doomsday Clock was created in 1947 by a group of atomic scientists to symbolise the perils facing humanity from nuclear weapons. In 2007 it was set at five minutes before the final bell, includi… OL16214682W
Achieving global sustainability Achieving global sustainability Takamitsu Sawa "The problem of global sustainability is indisputably the most serious issue facing humanity today. One of the biggest factors in the deterioration of global sustainability is climate change, which h… OL16342239W
Global weirdness Global weirdness Climate Central, Inc Global Weirdness summarizes, in clear and accessible prose, everything we know about the science of climate change; explains what is likely to happen to the climate in the future; and lays out in pra… OL16415479W
Electronics with discrete components Electronics with discrete components Enrique Jose Galvez "Designed for a one semester course on electronics for physics and science majors, this text offers a comprehensive, up-to-date alternative to currently available texts by providing a modern approach… OL16521297W
Overheated Overheated Andrew T. Guzman “Deniers of climate change sometimes quip that claims about global warming are more about political science than climate science. They are wrong on the science, but may be right with respect to its p… OL16805265W
Relentless Evolution Relentless Evolution John N. Thompson At a glance, most species seem adapted to the environment in which they live. Yet species relentlessly evolve, and populations within species evolve in different ways. Evolution, as it turns out, is … OL16805773W
The future The future Al Gore "The consequential age we are living in will be remembered as one of the great turning points in civilization. Once we turn, though, where will we be? That is the compelling question Al Gore sets out… OL17306423W
On thin ice On thin ice Richard Ellis Polar bears--fierce and majestic--have captivated us for centuries. Feared by explorers, revered by the Inuit, and beloved by zoo goers everywhere, polar bears are a symbol for the harsh beauty and m… OL1841202W
From resource scarcity to ecological security From resource scarcity to ecological security Dennis Pirages "From Resource Scarcity to Ecological Security revisits the findings of The Global 2000 Report to the President-commissioned by President Jimmy Carter and released in 1980-and presents an up-to-date … OL18428868W
Beyond the matrix Beyond the matrix Patricia Cori "A discussion of diverse New Age and New Thought topics that point to the great shift in human consciousness that many say must occur for humanity and the planet to survive our current global environ… OL18580737W
Sustainable communities on a sustainable planet Sustainable communities on a sustainable planet Brent Yarnal,James O'Brien viii, 340 p. : 26 cm OL18716945W
Natural environmental change Natural environmental change Antoinette M. Mannion Environmental Change has been transforming the Earth throughout its 5 billion year history. The dynamism of planet Earth is especially well illustrated by the changes that have occured during the pas… OL1909970W
Earth Odyssey Earth Odyssey Mark Hertsgaard Like many of us, Mark Hertsgaard has long worried about the declining health of our environment. But in 1991, he decided to act on his concern and investigate the escalating crisis for himself. Trave… OL1918666W
Storming the wall Storming the wall Todd Miller,Tim Pabon "According to U.S. military planners, climate change now poses the #1 national security threat to the United States, even before terrorism. The Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre reports that a … OL19721814W
Encyclopedia of Global Environmental Change Encyclopedia of Global Environmental Change Ted Munn,Michael C. MacCracken,John S. Perry Volume One of this Encyclopedia deals with the physical and chemical dimensions of the Earth system, including for example the atmosphere, the oceans, the cryosphere, and those aspects of the land su… OL19807314W
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