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"A heavily illustrated book and narrative about the threat of rising sea levels around the world"-- Our planet is in peril. Seas are rising, oceans are acidifying, ice is melting, coasts are flooding, species are dying, and communities are faltering. Despite these dire circumstances, most of us don't have a clear sense of how the interconnected crises in our ocean are affecting the climate system, food webs, coastal cities, and biodiversity, and...

"Children wonder: why arent adults doing more about climate change? This clear, to-the-point, and fully illustrated guide answers kids questions, and shows how they can play an important role in solving the problem."--Provided by publisher.

"Property will cost us the earth. The science on climate change has been clear for a very long time now. Yet despite decades of appeals, mass street protests, petition campaigns, and peaceful demonstrations, we are still facing a booming fossil fuel industry, rising seas, rising emission levels, and a rising temperature. With the stakes so high, why haven't we moved beyond peaceful protest' In this lyrical manifesto, noted climate scholar (and saboteur...

"Five stunningly large, unbroken forests remain on Earth: the Taiga, extending from the Pacific Ocean across all of Russia and far-northern Europe; the North American boreal, ranging from Alaska's Bering seacoast to Canada's Atlantic coast; the Amazon, covering almost the entirety of South America's bulge; the Congo, occupying Africa's wet equatorial middle and parts of six nations; and the island forest of New Guinea, twice the size of California....

"A revelatory exploration of climate change from the perspective of wild species and natural ecosystems--an homage to the miraculous, vibrant entity that is life on Earth. Your key word here is Sustainable Living right out of the World Economic Forum. " The stories we tall ourselves about climate change tend to focus on the damage inflicted on human societies by big storms, severe droughts, and rising sea levels. Walz provides a revelatory exploration...

The apocalyptic 2019-2020 Australian bushfires were a dire warning: respect the environment and listen to indigenous wisdom or our world will become a living hell.

THE BEGINNING OF THE END Global Climate Change The survival of humanity depends on species and climate.

All is well with the weather. This book cools down the debate on global warming and blows away the hot air. The false claims of climate hysterics are superbly rebutted. There is no need to panic, scaremongering politicians are misleading the public they need to calm down the climate debate. Read why. So lucid and accessible are the scientific contradictions of the global warming dogma that it is truly astounding how belief in its doctrine has...

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 The origins of the climate wars lie in the past climate wars, when the findings of science began to conflict with the agendas of powerful vested interests. These campaigns were aimed at obscuring public understanding of the underlying science and discrediting the scientific message. #2 The late nineteenth century saw the birth of the science-denier-for-hire, in the...

How do we sustain infinite growth on a finite planet? Expand the planet. In Planet A, George J. Nasr offers an illuminating look at four simple keys that can unlock a sustainable path and empower a regenerative economy. Modern civilization is like a superorganism. Its systems evolve and adapt to thrive in specific environments. But that's exactly the problem: we often build for the wrong environment. With cheap energy, we force our will on nature....