Interest in our nation's weather patterns is rising-as is witnessed in the popularity of the Weather Channel-and this guide is the most popular reference to every type of weather system, cloud formation, and atmospheric phenomenon common to North America. The 378 dramatic photographs capture cloud types, precipitation, storms, twisters, and optical phenomena such as the Northern Lights. Essays with accompanying maps and illustrations discuss the earth's...

Despite the abundance of resources, many people continue to struggle with their plant care: filling their apartments with plants only to realize that they don't know what it takes to care for them long-term. Cutsumpas combines sustainability, science, and philosophy to coach new plant owners on how to find the right houseplants for their space--and help them thrive. -- adapted from front flap and back cover

"Sometimes the bravest thing we can do while facing an existential crisis is imagine life on the other side. This provocative and joyous book maps an inspiring landscape of possible climate futures. Through clear-eyed essays and vibrant conversations, infused with data, poetry, and art, Ayana Elizabeth Johnson guides us through solutions and possibilities at the nexus of science, policy, culture, and justice. Visionary farmers and financiers, architects...

Climate has been humanity's constant, if moody, companion. At times benefactor or tormentor, climate nurtured the first stirrings of civilization and then repeatedly visited ruin on empires and peoples. Environmental journalist Linden reveals a recurring pattern in which civilizations become prosperous and complacent during good weather, only to collapse when climate changes--either through its direct effects, such as floods or drought, or indirect...

A comprehensive look at the temperate forest biome, examining its climate, plants, animals, people, and future, plus detailed views of some famous or important temperate locations.

In 5 million years, the Earth is in the grip of an intense Ice Age, covering much of the world with ice as well as bleak, windswept tundras and cold, windy deserts. The human race and most animals of today have not survived, but new creatures have evolved.