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Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Atlas developed by NOAA and the Smithsonian Institution devoted to ocean education and literacy, a product of a partnership to develop the Ocean Hall in the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. The atlas covers a comprehensive range of subjects from the physical ocean to current conservation efforts, and challenges to address to ensure a productive future for the ocean. The conservation chapter introduced marine protected areas, provides...
723) Weird weather: everything you didn't want to know about climate change but probably should find out
Author
Publisher
Groundwood Books
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
725) El día del agua
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
Español
Description
A girl and her community celebrate the arrival of the water man when he comes on his weekly visit to distribute water to a Cuban village.
Author
Series
Lowriders ; 4
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Lupe, an impala with a flair for mechanics, Flapjack, a sweet young octopus with vision problems, and the other Lowriders are concerned about the pollution in their town, and the greedy Upscale Business Association's plans to tear down local businesses--but first they must rescue the migrating monarchs from a wildfire caused by drought and climate change"--Provided by publisher.
Series
Publisher
Greenhaven Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"It used to be that climate issues remained the domain of scientists, but such boundaries have been eliminated. Like other branches of science, climate science has turned political. Hard facts are ignored, and warnings from experts are shrugged off as opinion. Meanwhile the planet suffers. Rising temperatures, low water supply, and extreme weather events threaten the lives of Earth's inhabitants. The viewpoints in this resource address many aspects...
Author
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
What's the difference between the climate and weather? How do we know global warming is real? The answers to these and many more pressing questions are explored in this book through memorable stories, infographic data dumps, and by engineering a solar oven from a pizza box, among other hands-on activities. Aimed at young brainiac's who want to know how many cow farts make up the Earth's atmosphere, and how to whip up a homemade storm.
Author
Series
Publisher
DC Comics
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Spanning across time, continents, and DC comics titles, a cold new threat arises at the former site of the Fortress of Solitude! 1000 years ago, a disparate group of heroes - Hippolyta, Black Adam, Swamp Thing and the Viking Prince - banded together to prevent the world from freezing at the hands of the Frost King, an exiled Norse god with the ability to control entire ecosystems. The heroes triumphed, but victory came at a terrible price, one that...
733) Lure
Author
Publisher
Fantagraphics Books Inc
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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Description
"The world's elite use the ocean planet of Lure as a luxury vacation hub for a decade. But when climate change threatens Earth's long-term habitability, many of those who can afford it move to Lure for good. When the opportunity to work there for a year is offered to visual artist Jo Sparta, as part of a group of artists collaborating on a large-scale installation of public art, it seems like the chance of a lifetime. But then, Jo stumbles across...
735) The wandering Earth
Author
Publisher
Talos
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"The life-bringing sun is on track to have a catastrophic helium flash within the next four hundred years. To survive, humanity constructs massive engines on Earth that keep running nonstop, gradually taking Earth out of the Sun's orbit. People who believe that civilization has already been destroyed form a rebel faction, carrying out a ruthless execution of those who still believe that the Sun will undergo a helium flash"--
Author
Series
Snowpiercer ; 1
Publisher
Titan Comics
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"On a future, frozen Earth, humanity has been packed onto self-sustaining trains, doomed to circumnavigate the globe until the end of the interminable ice age - or until the engines give out. When a scrap of music piques their interest, the inhabitants of the Icebreaker take the ultimate risk and cross the frozen ocean, a vast expanse with no train tracks ... and no way to return to them."--
737) Resilient Rhody: an actionable vision for addressing the impacts of climate change in Rhode Island
Publisher
[Resilient Rhody]
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"This strategy responds to changing weather and environmental conditions in Rhode Island caused by climate change and proposes bold yet implementable actions to better prepare the state for these impacts. Rhode Island is already experiencing climate change, and the impacts are placing communities, coastlines, forests and aging, vulnerable infrastructure at risk. Under the leadership of Governor Gina M. Raimondo, steps have been taken to begin the...
Author
Series
Snowpiercer ; 3
Publisher
Titan Comics
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"On a future, frozen Earth, humanity has been packed onto self-sustaining trains, doomed to circumnavigate the globe until the end of the interminable ice age - or until the engines give out.When a scrap of music piques their interest, the inhabitants of the Icebreaker take the ultimate risk and cross the frozen ocean, a vast expanse with no train tracks... and no way to return to them." --
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