Download or read book Storm Surge written by Adam Sobel and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2014-10-14 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Was Sandy a freak of nature, or the new normal? On October 29, 2012, Hurricane Sandy reached the shores of the northeastern United States to become one of the most destructive storms in history. But was Sandy a freak event, or should we have been better prepared for it? Was it a harbinger of things to come as the climate warms? In this fascinating and accessible work of popular science, atmospheric scientist and Columbia University professor Adam Sobel addresses these questions, combining his deep knowledge of the climate with his firsthand experience of the event itself. Sobel explains the remarkable atmospheric conditions that gave birth to Sandy and determined its path. He gives us insight into the science that led to the accurate forecasts of the storm from genesis to landfall, as well as an understanding of why our meteorological vocabulary failed our leaders in warning us about this unprecedented weather system—part hurricane, part winter-type nor'easter, fully deserving of the title "Superstorm." Storm Surge brings together the melting glaciers, the warming oceans, and a broad historical perspective to explain how our changing climate and developing coastlines are making New York and other cities more vulnerable. Engaging, informative, and timely, Sobel's book provokes us to think differently about how we can better prepare for the storms in our future.

Download or read book Storm Stories written by Baden Academy 4th Grade Virtual Worlds 2014 and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-05-22 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fourth grade students at Baden Academy Charter School composed individual Storm Stories set on their collaborative virtual worlds. Their stories take place on the fictional worlds they created while studying planetary science and biology. Profits from the sale of the book benefit the ongoing relief efforts for the victims of Typhoon Haiyan.

Download or read book Planet Storm written by Gerald Stoermer and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2020-09-02 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Book Delisted

Download or read book Storm Warning written by Chris Oxlade and published by Heinemann-Raintree Library. This book was released on 2006 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explains the causes and warning signs of tornados, and describes how to prepare for them.

Download or read book Alien Storm written by Donald E. Viecelli and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2002-05 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The year is 2011 and the Sun is at Solar Maximum. A large solar flare erupts on the surface of the Sun and races towards the Earth. The International Space Station is about to be hit by massive solar radiation. One astronaut is outside on an EVA and is caught in the storm. A UFO appears and tries to shield the astronaut from the harmful effects. An explosion occurs which cripples the alien spacecraft. It crashes on Earth and kills the occupants. A Top Secret military crash investigation ensues. Meanwhile, the massive magnetic storm hits the Earth with devastating consequences. The world is threatened. Only the aliens can help the world prepare for the future.

Download or read book On the Storm Planet written by Cordwainer Smith and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-07-21 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the Storm Planet' is a science fiction novel by Cordwainer Smith. It is his second story featuring Casher O'Neill, who the Administrator of the planet Henriada has ordered to kill a girl. O'Neill is sent from Henriada to his homeworld of Mizzer and gets badly sunburned, although his mental capabilities recover more or less unimpaired. A must-read for sci-fi lovers.

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Download or read book Storm World written by Chris Mooney and published by HMH. This book was released on 2008-08-04 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An investigation into climate change and increasingly dangerous hurricanes from the New York Times–bestselling author of The Republican War on Science. A leading science journalist delves into a red-hot debate in meteorology: whether the increasing ferocity of hurricanes is connected to global warming. In the wake of Katrina, Chris Mooney follows the careers of leading scientists on either side of the argument through the 2006 hurricane season, tracing how the media, special interests, politics, and the weather itself have skewed and amplified what was already a fraught scientific debate. As Mooney puts it: “Scientists, like hurricanes, do extraordinary things at high wind speeds.” Mooney—a New Orleans native, host of the Point of Inquiry podcast, and author of The Republican Brain—has written “a well-researched, nuanced book” that closely examines whether we as a society should be held responsible for making hurricanes even bigger monsters than they already are (The New York Times). “Mooney serves his readers as both an empiricist who gathers data and an analyst who puts it into context. The result is an important book, whose author succeeds admirably in both his roles.” —The Plain Dealer “Engaging and readable . . . Mooney catches real science in the act and, in so doing, weaves a story as intriguing as it is important.” —Los Angeles Times Book Review “Mooney has hit upon an important and controversial topic, and attacks it with vigor.” —The Boston Globe “An absorbing, informed account of the politics behind a pressing contemporary controversy.” —Kirkus Reviews

Download or read book Storms of My Grandchildren written by James Hansen and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2011-01-04 with total page 395 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: _______________ 'When the history of the climate crisis is written, Hansen will be seen as the scientist with the most powerful and consistent voice calling for intelligent action to preserve our planet's environment' - Al Gore 'Few people know more about climate change than James Hansen ... This unnerving and fluently written book is the definitive one to read' - BBC Wildlife 'Anyone concerned about the world our children and grandchildren must inherit owes it to themselves to read this book' - Irish Times _______________ An urgent and provocative call to action from the world's leading climate scientist Dr James Hansen, the world's leading scientist on climate issues, speaks out with the full truth about global warming: the planet is hurtling to a climatic point of no return. Hansen - whose climate predictions have come to pass again and again, beginning in the 1980s when he first warned US Congress about global warming - is the single most credible voice on the subject worldwide. He paints a devastating but all-too-realistic picture of what will happen if we continue to follow the course we're on. But he is also a hard-headed optimist, and shows that there is still time to take the urgent, strong action needed to save humanity. _______________ 'James Hansen gives us the opportunity to watch a scientist who is sick of silence and compromise; a scientist at the breaking point - the point at which he is willing to sacrifice his credibility to make a stand to avert disaster' - LA Times

Download or read book Mondo and Gordo Weather the Storm written by Ellen Doherty and published by Benchmark Education Company. This book was released on 2010 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Time Storm written by Louis Shalako and published by Long Cool One Books. This book was released on 2012 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Althea is the source of piezo-temporal crystals, which distort time and make interstellar space-flight possible. The planet is uninhabited, and the Company has a monopoly. Everyone has a secret, and with such a small wintering party, life can be pretty boring until everything goes terribly wrong. On Althea, staying alive is half the battle.

Download or read book Storm Chaser written by Clive Gifford and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2009-11-30 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dicing with the world's most powerful storms.

Download or read book Storm s Eye written by October K. Santerelli and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2024-10-29 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this thrilling time-travel adventure, a teen survives a modern-day disaster only to be chosen to lead a space mission hundreds of years in the future. There’s no disease, crime, or war on twenty-fourth-century Earth, and new technology allows humanity to travel across the universe. But the adults can’t go everywhere. Only the teenagers can teleport across space and time, which becomes a problem when disaster strikes, and those kids need help. Fortunately, Operation Hourglass comes to the rescue. Back in 2021, Olivia Becker has lost everything to a raging wildfire that claimed her home and possessions. Even worse, Olivia’s dad has taken her to live with his fiancée and her kids. Olivia would rather be anywhere else, and thanks to Operation Hourglass, now’s her chance. She is chosen to lead a team of other time-yanked teens from across history on an interstellar rescue mission. There is Najwa, a nineteenth-century Javanese girl; Leonidas, an athlete from ancient Greece; and Everet, a twenty-fourth-century pilot. Together with the floating AI named Giotto, they jump to the beautiful planet Noros, where furious storms threaten three hundred stranded teens before time runs out . . .

Download or read book On the Storm Planet written by Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2021-08-31 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "On the Storm Planet" by Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

Download or read book Regenerative Leadership written by Giles Hutchins and published by eBook Partnership. This book was released on 2019-07-16 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book by leadership and sustainability experts Giles Hutchins and Laura Storm provides an exciting and comprehensive framework for building regenerative life-affirming businesses. It offers a multitude of business cases, fascinating examples from nature's living systems, insights from the front-line pioneers and tools and techniques for leaders to succeed and thrive in the 21st century. Regenerative Leadership draws inspiration from pioneering thinking within biomimicry, circular economy, adult developmental psychology, anthropology, biophilia, sociology, complexity theory and next-stage leadership development. It connects the dots between these fields through a powerful framework that enables leadership to become regenerative: in harmony with life, building thriving, prosperous organizations amid transformational times. The book is a combination of theoretical frameworks, case studies, tools & practices: Everything the leader needs to be successful in the 21st century. Regenerative Leadership - what's it all about? While the future is uncertain, we clearly see an upward trend towards sustainable conscious business. And this is more than just a trend - we're witnessing a new kind of organization emerging. An organization which is able to rapidly sense and respond to the ever-changing business climate by innovating how and why it creates and delivers value, and the way it engages internally and externally with its ecosystem of employees, customers, suppliers, resources, investors, society and environment. This new kind of organization is the organization-as-living-system that is designed on the Logic of Life: life-affirming businesses that thrive from the inside out, by cultivating conditions conducive for life, internally and externally. These organizations nurture flourishing cultures while focusing on products and services that enhance society and the environment. Regenerative organizations will be tomorrow's success stories.

Download or read book Storm Watchers written by John D. Cox and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2002-11-04 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lively, inspiring account of the pioneers who sought toaccurately predict the weather Benjamin Franklin . . . James P. Espy . . . Cleveland Abbe . . .Carl-Gustaf Rossby . . . Jule G. Charney . . . just a few of theremarkable individuals who struggled against formidable odds tounderstand the atmosphere and predict the weather. Where they sawpatterns and processes, others saw randomness and tumult-and yetthey strove to make their voices heard, often saving lives in theprocess. Storm Watchers takes you on a fascinating journey through time thatcaptures the evolution of weather forecasting. From the age whenmeteorology was considered one step removed from sorcery to themodern-day wizardry of supercomputers, John Cox introduces you tothe pioneering scientists whose work fulfilled an ancient dream andmade it possible to foretell the future. He tells the little-knownstories of these weathermen, such as Ptolemy's weather predictionsbased on astrology, John Finley's breakthrough research inidentifying tornadoes, and Tor Bergeron's new techniques of weatherforecasting, which contributed to its final worldwideacceptance. Filled with extraordinary tales of bravery and sacrifice, StormWatchers will make you think twice the next time you turn on thelocal news to catch the weather report.