Fire Storm And Flood

Author : James Dyke
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2021-08-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781800242982

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Fire, Storm and Flood by James Dyke Pdf

An unflinching photographic record of the epic effects of a violent climate, from the earliest extinction events to the present. Violent geologic events have ravaged the Earth since time began, spanning the vast eons of our planet's existence. These seismic phenomena have scored their marks in rock strata and been reflected in fossil records for future humanity to excavate and ponder. For most of the preceeding 78,000 years Homo sapiens simply observed natural climate upheaval. One hundred years ago, however, industrialization stunningly changed the rules, so that now most climate change is driven by us. Fire, Storm and Flood is an unflinching photographic record of the epic effects of a violent climate, from the earliest extinction events to the present, in which we witness climate chaos forced by unnatural global warming. It uses often emotional and moving imagery to drive home the enormity of climatic events, offering a sweeping acknowledgment of our crowded planet's heartbreaking vulnerability and show-stopping beauty.

Author : Eugene Linden
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2022-04-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780593295724

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Fire and Flood by Eugene Linden Pdf

From a writer and expert who has been at the center of the fight for more than thirty years, a brilliant, big-picture reckoning with our shocking failure to address climate change. Fire and Flood focuses on the malign power of key business interests, arguing that those same interests could flip the story very quickly—if they can get ahead of a looming economic catastrophe. Eugene Linden wrote his first story on climate change, for Time magazine, in 1988; it was just the beginning of his investigative work, exploring all ramifications of this impending disaster. Fire and Flood represents his definitive case for the prosecution as to how and why we have arrived at our current dire pass, closing with his argument that the same forces that have confused the public’s mind and slowed the policy response are poised to pivot with astonishing speed, as long-term risks have become present-day realities and the cliff’s edge is now within view. Starting with the 1980s, Linden tells the story, decade by decade, by looking at four clocks that move at different speeds: the reality of climate change itself; the scientific consensus about it, which always lags reality; public opinion and political will, which lag further still; and, perhaps most important, business and finance. Reality marches on at its own pace, but the public will and even the science are downstream from the money, and Fire and Flood shows how devilishly effective moneyed climate-change deniers have been at slowing and even reversing the progress of our collective awakening. When a threat means certain but future disaster, but addressing it means losing present-tense profit, capitalism’s response has been sadly predictable. Now, however, the seasons of fire and flood have crossed the threshold into plain view. Linden focuses on the insurance industry as one loud canary in the coal mine: fire and flood zones in Florida and California, among other regions, are now seeing what many call “climate redlining.” The whole system is teetering on the brink, and the odds of another housing collapse, for starters, are much higher than most people understand. There is a path back from the cliff, but we must pick up the pace. Fire and Flood shows us why, and how.

Author : Nicky Barber,Nicola Barber
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0764110586

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Fire and Flood by Nicky Barber,Nicola Barber Pdf

This series gives vivid accounts of natural catastrophes and why they happened. Encompassing school subject areas of geography, science, and geology, these books also offer eye-witness accounts from survivors. All ticktock titles are filled with full-color illustrations in attractive, accessible magazine-style formats. They're great for school-related papers and projects, and also provide fun reading for the entire family. Each book contains between 70 and 110 color illustrations. Included in this volume are accounts of the great fire that destroyed much of London in 1666, the great Chicago fire of 1871, the Johnstown, Pennsylvania flood of 1889, and more.

Author : Philip Steele,Neil Morris
Publisher : Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2006-12-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0836872487

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Inside Fires and Floods by Philip Steele,Neil Morris Pdf

Explains why fires and floods are a part of the natural environment, and describes how scientists try to forecast and prevent such potential disasters.

Author : John Farndon
Publisher : Millbrook Press
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2017-08
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781512432213

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Extreme Fires and Floods by John Farndon Pdf

"Explore the devastation left behind by fires and floods though these dramatic stories. Clear text emphasizes scientific efforts to better understand how to prepare for and prevent fires and floods, while appropriately high-impact visuals keep readers engaged"--Provided by publsher.

Author : Nathan Cool
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2018-03-05
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1980295301

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Surf, Flood, Fire and Mud by Nathan Cool Pdf

Forecast Meteorologist Nathan Cool tells the story of how record-breaking ocean waves, weather and winds -- starting in 2015 from the strongest El Niño ever recorded -- carved a path of destruction, which persisted over the next few years. Once colossal waves crashed on the shores of Hawaii and the west coast of the U.S., floods soon followed, setting the stage for California's worst fire season and devastating mudslides. Far from being a one-off occurrence, a years-long ripple effect, sparked by the mega El Niño of 2015-16, had devastatingly fatal consequences. Once mammoth waves battered coastlines, intense storms bore down on Hawaii, California, Oregon, Texas, and the Caribbean, leading to a deadly cycle of multi-seasonal weather that wiped out homes, blocked roadways, burned livestock, and buried people alive. All the while, mistakes by officials overseeing the safety of their communities exacerbated the tragedies that unfolded. Recounting storms play-by-play from their origins to their final -- and often fatal -- destinations, Nathan tells the true stories of not just what happened from El Niño and its years-long aftermath, but also why so many were affected, often needlessly, from the results of Surf, Flood, Fire & Mud.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 46 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1954
Category : Forest influences
ISBN : SRLF:AX0002435121

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Fire-flood Sequences on the San Dimas Experimental Forest by Anonim Pdf

Author : Dan Leach
Publisher : University of North Georgia
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2017-09-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1940771358

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Floods and Fires by Dan Leach Pdf

Floods and Fires, the first collection of stories by Dan Leach, tests Marilynne Robinson's assertion that "Families will not be broken." In the title story, a father harbors his fugitive son from the town bully-turned-sheriff and meditates on suffering in small towns. In "Everything Must Go," an estranged husband spots his ex-wife's belongings at a garage sale and grapples with an onset of paranoia. In "Transportation," a young boy attempts, through wild acts of imagination to transcend his bleak existence in a trailer park. Wrestling against limitations that are Southern in aesthetic, but universal in nature, the characters in Floods and Fires seek redemption in the face of hard times. Quirky, outlandish, but in the end emotionally poignant, Dan Leach's stories follow imperfect people struggling against their circumstances, their histories, and, most importantly, themselves.--Page 4 of cover.

Author : Sujatha Menon
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2007-07-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1404238999

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Fire and Floods by Sujatha Menon Pdf

An overview of fires and floods discusses the causes behind them, famous events, and ways to be prepared for these disasters.

Author : Victoria Scott
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2014-02-25
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780545537476

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Fire & Flood by Victoria Scott Pdf

A pulse-pounding thrill ride, where a teen girl must participate in a breathtaking race to save her brother's life--and her own. Time is slipping away. . . . Tella Holloway is losing it. Her brother is sick, and when a dozen doctors can't determine what's wrong, her parents decide to move to the middle of nowhere for the fresh air. She's lost her friends, her parents are driving her crazy, her brother is dying--and she's helpless to change anything. Until she receives mysterious instructions on how to become a Contender in the Brimstone Bleed. It's an epic race across jungle, desert, ocean, and mountain that could win her the prize she desperately desires: the Cure for her brother's illness. But all the Contenders are after the Cure for people they love, and there's no guarantee that Tella (or any of them) will survive the race. The jungle is terrifying, the clock is ticking, and Tella knows she can't trust the allies she makes. And one big question emerges: Why have so many fallen sick in the first place? Victoria Scott's breathtaking novel grabs readers by the throat and doesn't let go.

Author : Denise Gess,William Lutz
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2003-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0805072934

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Firestorm at Peshtigo by Denise Gess,William Lutz Pdf

A novelist and historian team up to tell the story of the October 1871 fire in the lumber town of Peshtigo, Wisconsin, vividly re-creating the personal and political battles leading to this monumental natural disaster, and delivering it from the lost annals of American history. 16-page insert. 3 maps.

Author : Andrea Murray
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Disaster relief
ISBN : 0994600658

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Birdie and the Flood by Andrea Murray Pdf

Author : Jonathan Barnett,Matthijs Bouw
Publisher : Island Press
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2022-07-14
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781642832006

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Managing the Climate Crisis by Jonathan Barnett,Matthijs Bouw Pdf

Natural disasters from heat waves to coastal and river flooding will inevitably become worse because of greenhouse gases already in the atmosphere. Managing them is possible, but planners, designers, and policymakers need to advance adaptation and preventative measures now. Managing the Climate Crisis: Designing and Building for Floods, Heat, Drought and Wildfire by design and planning experts Jonathan Barnett and Matthijs Bouw is a practical guide to addressing this urgent national security problem. Barnett and Bouw draw from the latest scientific findings and include many recent, real-world examples to illustrate how to manage seven climate-related threats: flooding along coastlines, river flooding, flash floods from extreme rain events, drought, wildfire, long periods of high heat, and food shortages.

Author : Victoria Scott
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2015-02-24
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780545537490

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Salt & Stone by Victoria Scott Pdf

How far would you go to survive? In FIRE & FLOOD, Tella Holloway faced a dangerous trek through the jungle and a terrifying march across the desert, all to remain a Contender in the Brimstone Bleed for a chance at obtaining the Cure for her brother. She can't stop - and in SALT & STONE, Tella will have to face the unseen dangers of the ocean, the breathless cold of a mountain, and twisted new rules in the race. But what if the danger is deeper than that? How do you know who to trust when everyone's keeping secrets? What do you do when the person you'd relied on most suddenly isn't there for support? How do you weigh one life against another? The race is coming to an end, and Tella is running out of time, resources, and strength. At the beginning of the race there were one hundred twenty-two Contenders. As Tella and her remaining friends start the fourth and final part of the race, just forty-one are left . . . and only one can win. Victoria Scott's stunning thriller will leave readers' hearts racing!

Author : Robert William MacKenna
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1927
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:31494323

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Through Flood and Fire by Robert William MacKenna Pdf