Perils Of A Restless Planet

Author : Ernest Zebrowski
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0521654882

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From epidemics and earthquakes to tornadoes and tidal waves, the overwhelming power of Nature never ceases to instil humankind with both terror and awe. As natural disasters continue to claim human lives and wreak havoc in their wake, Perils of a Restless Planet examines our attempts to understand and anticipate such phenomena. Drawing upon case studies from ancient to present times, this book focuses on scientific inquiry, technological innovation and public policy to provide a lucid and riveting look at natural disasters. While shedding light on the elusive quality of Nature and the limits scientific study and laboratory replication impose on our understanding of her mercurial ways, the author extrapolates from the history of science to suggest how we may someday learn to warn and protect vulnerable populations on our small and tempestuous planet. Anyone interested in the power of Nature will find this book compelling and informative.

Author : Ernest Zebrowski
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:819681517

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Author : Raintree Steck-Vaughn Publishers,Maslin,Jennifer L Durham,Bunce
Publisher : Heinemann Library
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1999-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0739813315

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Restless Planet by Raintree Steck-Vaughn Publishers,Maslin,Jennifer L Durham,Bunce Pdf

Nature's more violent outbursts are explored through this exciting four-book series that examines natural disasters, where they strike, and the damage they cause. The nature of our restless Earth unfolds through colorful diagrams, simplifying the science of volcanoes, earthquakes, floods, and storms. Fact boxes highlight famous disasters throughout history.

Author : Matthew Mulcahy
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2008-08-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9780801898976

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Hurricanes and Society in the British Greater Caribbean, 1624–1783 by Matthew Mulcahy Pdf

Hurricanes created unique challenges for the colonists in the British Greater Caribbean during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. These storms were entirely new to European settlers and quickly became the most feared part of their physical environment, destroying staple crops and provisions, leveling plantations and towns, disrupting shipping and trade, and resulting in major economic losses for planters and widespread privation for slaves. In this study, Matthew Mulcahy examines how colonists made sense of hurricanes, how they recovered from them, and the role of the storms in shaping the development of the region's colonial settlements. Hurricanes and Society in the British Greater Caribbean, 1624–1783 provides a useful new perspective on several topics including colonial science, the plantation economy, slavery, and public and private charity. By integrating the West Indies into the larger story of British Atlantic colonization, Mulcahy's work contributes to early American history, Atlantic history, environmental history, and the growing field of disaster studies.

Author : Jean H. Shepard,Daniel Shepard
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Science
ISBN : UOM:39015008706205

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Earth Watch by Jean H. Shepard,Daniel Shepard Pdf

Author : Michael Woods,Mary B. Woods
Publisher : Lerner Publications
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2006-12-26
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780822565765

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Droughts by Michael Woods,Mary B. Woods Pdf

Explains what droughts are and what causes them, provides the history of droughts around the world, and describes how scientists study them and what can be done to relieve or prevent them.

Author : Raymond Murphy
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 397 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2020-09-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783030533250

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The Fossil-Fuelled Climate Crisis by Raymond Murphy Pdf

This book analyses the threat posed by the continued use of fossil fuels. By utilizing Elizabeth Shove’s social practices approach and Murphy’s own social closure framework, the book examines the accelerating treadmill of carbon-polluting practices. It incorporates externalities theory to investigate how the full cost of fossil fuels is paid by others rather than users, and to demonstrate that the environmental commons is a medium for conveying intergenerational monopolisation and exclusion in the Anthropocene. Murphy uncovers a pattern of opposition to change when exploiting valuable but dangerous resources. He argues that a new faith in mastering nature is emerging as a belief in just-in-time technological solutions to circumvent having to change fossil-fuelled practices. The book then moves on to assess proposed solutions, including Beck’s staging of risk and his hypothesis that the anticipation of global catastrophe will incite emancipation. It proposes a novel approach to enhancing foresight and avoid incubating disaster. It will appeal to readers interested in an original social science analysis of this creeping crisis and its resolution.

Author : Michael Woods,Mary B. Woods
Publisher : Lerner Publications
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2006-09-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780822560548

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Tsunamis by Michael Woods,Mary B. Woods Pdf

Describes tsunamis, how they form, and the destruction they leave behind.

Author : Anthony Seaton,Raymond Agius
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-11
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781444114713

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Practical Occupational Medicine 2Ed by Anthony Seaton,Raymond Agius Pdf

The second edition of Practical Occupational Medicine bridges the gap between day-to-day clinical practice, concerned primarily with diagnosis and treatment of disease, and occupational health practice which is concerned with the prevention of work-related disease and the management of ill health in relation to the workplace. All aspects of the cli

Author : William Stanton
Publisher : multi-science publishing
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Science
ISBN : 0906522218

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The Rapid Growth of Human Populations, 1750-2000 by William Stanton Pdf

Hook struggling readers with high-interest, low-readability nonfiction stories using Amazing Kids in grades 4 and up. This 64-page book focuses on reading skills, such as determining the author’s purpose, defining vocabulary, making predictions, and identifying details, synonyms, antonyms, and figures of speech. It includes multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, and true/false questions; short-answer writing practice; and comprehension questions in standardized test format. Students stay interested, build confidence, and discover that reading can be fun!

Author : Cesare Barbieri,Francesca Rampazzi
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 557 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2013-06-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789401008006

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Earth-Moon Relationships by Cesare Barbieri,Francesca Rampazzi Pdf

The Conference on the Earth-Moon relationships brought together a number of distinguished scientists from different fields - such as Astronomy, Celestial Mechanics, Chemistry - but also scholars of Literature and Art, to discuss these relationships, their origins, and their influence on human activities and beliefs.

Author : John Malone
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2008-05-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780470355855

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Unsolved Mysteries of Science by John Malone Pdf

A LIVELY EXPLORATION OF THE BIGGEST QUESTIONS IN SCIENCE How Did the Universe Begin? The Big Bang has been the accepted theory for decades, but does it explain everything? How Did Life on Earth Get Started? What triggered the cell division that started the evolutionary chain? Did life come from outer space, buried in a chunk of rock? What is Gravity? Newton's apple just got the arguments started, Einstein made things more complicated. Just how does gravity fit in with quantum theory? What Is the Inside of the Earth Like? What exactly is happening beneath our feet, and can we learn enough to help predict earthquakes and volcanic eruptions? How Do We Learn Language? Is language acquisition an inborn biological ability, or does every child have to start from scratch? Is There a Missing Link? The story of human evolution is not complete. In addition to hoaxes such as "Piltdown Man" and extraordinary finds such as "Lucy," many puzzles remain. What, in the end, do we mean by a "missing link"?

Author : David Hafemeister
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 498 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2007-08-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780387689098

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Physics of Societal Issues by David Hafemeister Pdf

Physics of Societal Issues is a textbook those who seek to understand fundamental issues of energy use, nuclear weapons, and the environment using facts and figures instead of slogans and postures. Taking inspiration from Fermi's famous "back of the envelope" calculations, author David Hafemeister shows how to capture the essence of a problem with rough estimates of important parameters, and use those estimates to gauge the effects of policy decisions.

Author : Bill McGuire
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0192804529

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A Guide to the End of the World by Bill McGuire Pdf

Life on earth will come to an end. It's just a matter of when. A Guide to the End of the World focuses on the many potential catastrophes facing our planet and our species in the future, and looks at both the probability of these events happening and our chances of survival. Coverage extendsfrom discussion of the likely consequences of the current global warming to the inevitable destruction of the earth in the far future, when it is enveloped by our giant, bloated sun. In between, other 'end of the world scenarios' will be examined, including the New Ice Age, asteroid and cometimpact, supervolcanoes, and mega-tsunami.

Author : Sidney Perkowitz
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2010-02-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780231142816

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Hollywood Science by Sidney Perkowitz Pdf

In this book, a scientist and dedicated film enthusiast discusses the portrayal of science in more than one hundred films, including science fiction, scientific biographies, and documentaries. Beginning with early films like Voyage to the Moon and Metropolis and concluding with more recent offerings like The Matrix, War of the Worlds, A Beautiful Mind, and An Inconvenient Truth, Sidney Perkowitz questions how much faith we can put into Hollywood's depiction of scientists and their work, how accurately these films capture scientific fact and theory, whether cataclysms like our collision with a comet can actually happen, and to what extent these films influence public opinion about science and the future. Bringing together history, scientific theory, and humorous observation, Hollywood Science features dozens of film stills and a list of the all-time best and worst science-fiction movies.