Download or read book Living with Frozen Ground written by Geological Survey of Canada and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guidebook describes some of the challenges to development that permafrost presents to the city of Yellowknife. Part I provides an overview of the geological events, subarctic environment, and recent human developments that have shaped the city. Part II describes permafrost occurrence in Yellowknife, the impacts of permafrost on development, and potential changes to permafrost under conditions of possible climate warming. The walking tours presented in part III of the guidebook show where the effects of frozen ground can be seen throughout the city, illustrating the occurrence of permafrost prior to development, changes that have occurred over the past 50 years, and the impacts that these and other processes related to frozen ground have had on buildings, roadways, and people. Part IV describes the Niven Lake trail, highlighting the general ecology and discontinuous permafrost environment of the subarctic Canadian Shield.
Download or read book Life in the Frozen State written by Barry J. Fuller and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2004-05-10 with total page 699 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While it is barely 50 years since the first reliable reports of the recovery of living cells frozen to cryogenic temperatures, there has been tremendous growth in the use of cryobiology in medicine, agriculture, horticulture, forestry, and the conservation of endangered or economically important species. As the first major text on cryobiolog
Download or read book Life of Permafrost written by Pey-Yi Chu and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2020 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By tracing the English word permafrost back to its Russian roots, this unique intellectual history uncovers the multiple, contested meanings of permafrost as a scientific idea and environmental phenomenon.
Download or read book Frozen Ground written by Debra Webb and published by . This book was released on 2019-11-30 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The storm sweeps in like a thief in the night...Winter storm Holly is the worst in eighty years bringing high winds, subzero temperatures and snowfall better measured in feet than in inches. The weather paralyzes everything in its path, but in this storm, weather isn't the only threat. Abbey Gray, a NYT bestselling thriller author, needs time away from the madness of deadlines and personal appearances as well as her big city life in Manhattan. The timing seems perfect for her to return to her small hometown in Montana to finally put the family home on the market. Except the storm of the century is descending on Montana, sweeping in with more than just bad weather-her closest neighbor is murdered. The murder stirs painful memories from the past of another murder--Abbey's mother. Can the eerily similar details of her neighbor's murder be proof that she was wrong all those years ago? Did the older brother she worshipped actually kill their mother? Now that his prison sentence has been served, is he back for revenge? Abbey must find the truth about the past before she becomes the next victim! Sheriff Garrett Gilmore has known Abbey and her family his entire life. In truth, he has been in love with her since they were kids. All those years he hoped that one day she would come back, knowing it likely wouldn't happen. But he can't worry about that at the moment, he has a homicide to solve and a murderer to catch, all with the storm of the century bearing down on his county. Keeping Abbey safe will test the boundaries of his defenses. A new installment of STORMWATCH releases each Thursday starting December 5 through January 9. Each thrilling full length novel is a standalone story with no cliffhangers. Don't miss a single one from half a dozen of the genre's bestselling storytellers!December 5 - Frozen Ground by Debra WebbDecember 12 - Deep Freeze by Vicki HinzeDecember 19 - Wind Chill by Rita HerronDecember 26 - Black Ice by Regan BlackJanuary 2 - Snow Brides by Peggy WebbJanuary 9 - Snow Blind by Cindy Gerard
Download or read book Ups and Downs of Life on Frozen Ground written by and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Geophysical Institute at the University of Alaska Fairbanks offers the full text of the June 2, 1999 article entitled "The Ups and Downs of Life on Frozen Ground," written by Ned Rozell, as part of the Alaska Science Forum. Scientists have been observing the permafrost in Alaska, and have discovered that it is slowly melting.
Download or read book Living with the Coast of Alaska written by Owen K. Mason and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Another shore book that suggests ways to cope, not only with disasters at the coast but with the frequent hazards encountered inland. Part of the Living with the Shore Series.
Download or read book Littell s Living Age written by Eliakim Littell and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 844 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Phrenological Journal and Life Illustrated written by and published by . This book was released on 1873 with total page 854 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Living Age written by and published by . This book was released on 1846 with total page 636 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Littell s Living Age written by and published by . This book was released on 1848 with total page 642 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Geocryology written by Stuart A. Harris and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2017-09-28 with total page 766 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a general survey of Geocryology, which is the study of frozen ground called permafrost. Frozen ground is the product of cold climates as well as a variety of environmental factors. Its major characteristic is the accumulation of large quantities of ice which may exceed 90% by volume. Soil water changing to ice results in ground heaving, while thawing of this ice produces ground subsidence often accompanied by soil flowage. Permafrost is very susceptible to changes in weather and climate as well as to changes in the microenvironment. Cold weather produces contraction of the ground, resulting in cracking of the soil as well as breakup of concrete, rock, etc. Thus permafrost regions have unique landforms and processes not found in warmer lands. The book is divided into three parts. Part 1 provides an introduction to the characteristics of permafrost. Four chapters deal with its definition and characteristics, the unique processes operating there, the factors affecting it, and its general distribution. Part 2 consists of seven chapters describing the characteristic landforms unique to these areas and the processes involved in their formation. Part 3 discusses the special problems encountered by engineers in construction projects including settlements, roads and railways, the oil and gas industry, mining, and the agricultural and forest industries. The three authors represent three countries and three language groups, and together have over 120 years of experience of working in permafrost areas throughout the world. The book contains over 300 illustrations and photographs, and includes an extensive bibliography in order to introduce the interested reader to the large current literature. Finalist of the 2019 PROSE Awards.
Download or read book Living Ice written by Robert P. Sharp and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1991-06-28 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Glaciers, so simple in chemical composition, are actually complex, vital entities. Far from being a passive chunk of ice, a glacier is a dynamic system, sensitive to its surroundings and constantly changing to adapt to its environment. An appreciation of the natural beauty of glaciers are created, how they behave, how they affect the environment and how they are eventually destroyed. Few people are untouched by glaciers. A significant part of the world's population inhabits areas formerly covered by glacial ice, which left its marks on the land. Today, glaciers are only found in select parts of the world, but by their influence on global sea level and climatic change, they could have a dramatic effect on modern humanity. Living Ice: Understanding Glaciers and Glaciation aims to increase our knowledge and understanding of glacial activity and products. It is written in a nontechnical and engaging style. The text is peppered with anecdotes and insights from one of the world's experts on glaciers and it is also liberally and thoughtfully illustrated by numerous stunning black and white and colour illustrations. It is suitable for anyone with a passing knowledge of earth science and an interest in the world of living ice.
Download or read book Living in an Environmentally Traumatized World written by Darlyne G. Nemeth and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2012-09-20 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book follows environmental changes—including those caused by human actions, as well as those resulting from natural circumstances—and provides a process to manage their impact on the future. Whenever environmental damages are caused by natural or human-made events, there are long-term effects for people. This eye-opening and unprecedented book explains the ongoing turmoil in the environment, while presenting ways to alleviate its effect on humankind's physical and mental health. Living in an Environmentally Traumatized World: Healing Ourselves and Our Planet discusses recent environmental events and examines the reasons why the resulting changes are inevitable. The authors assert that people experience six universal stages when they suffer from environmental trauma: shock, survivor mode, basic needs, awareness of loss, spin and fraud, and resolution. The book presents coping strategies for navigating negative ecological shifts, and provides a plan of action for responsibly managing our environment. Additionally, profiles of indigenous people who endure under environmental adversity provide real world examples of survival.
Download or read book The Ball I Live On Or Sketches of the Earth written by Emily Taylor and published by . This book was released on 1846 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book All the Living and the Dead written by Hayley Campbell and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2022-08-16 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A deeply compelling exploration of the death industry and the people—morticians, detectives, crime scene cleaners, embalmers, executioners—who work in it and what led them there. We are surrounded by death. It is in our news, our nursery rhymes, our true-crime podcasts. Yet from a young age, we are told that death is something to be feared. How are we supposed to know what we’re so afraid of, when we are never given the chance to look? Fueled by a childhood fascination with death, journalist Hayley Campbell searches for answers in the people who make a living by working with the dead. Along the way, she encounters mass fatality investigators, embalmers, and a former executioner who is responsible for ending sixty-two lives. She meets gravediggers who have already dug their own graves, visits a cryonics facility in Michigan, goes for late-night Chinese with a homicide detective, and questions a man whose job it is to make crime scenes disappear. Through Campbell’s incisive and candid interviews with these people who see death every day, she asks: Why would someone choose this kind of life? Does it change you as a person? And are we missing something vital by letting death remain hidden? A dazzling work of cultural criticism, All the Living and the Dead weaves together reportage with memoir, history, and philosophy, to offer readers a fascinating look into the psychology of Western death.
Download or read book Permafrost Or Permanently Frozen Ground written by Siemon William Muller and published by . This book was released on 1945 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Losing the Will to Live Why written by Arnie Burzynski and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2013-10-30 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The main objective in this book is to help others in the world to cope with some, or as much death, as I have endured in my lifetime so far. My grieving seems to last forever. Maybe it will last a lifetime, I don't know. This book is about losses in life. It is about suffering, major depression, anger, forgiveness, resentments, misery, loneliness, agony, and suicidal thoughts; but most of all, fighting the devil himself. This book will not be friendly to the human mind, but it is reality and filled with the feelings and pain I have endured. It is about suffering with a drinking problem and, what I have done this past year to get on track and pick up the broken pieces and, put my life back together again.
