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Author
Publisher
Bearport Pub
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
In October 2010, scientists in Indonesia made a frightening discovery. Mount Merapi, a powerful volcano on the island of Java, was about to erupt. Soon the homes of thousands of villagers and farmers would not be safe. For many people trying to quickly evacuate the danger zone, there would not be enough time to move their pets and livestock to a safe location. Would anyone rescue the animals that were left behind? In Saving Animals from Volcanoes,...
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English
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"Winner of the 2015 Michelle Kendrick Memorial Book Prize, Society for Literature, Science, and the Arts" "Honorable Mention for the 2014 ASLI Choice Award in History, Atmospheric Science Librarians International" "One of The Times Higher Education Supplement's Books of the Year 2014, chosen by Alison Stokes" "One of The Guardian's Best Popular Physical Science Books of 2014, chosen by GrrlScientist" Gillen D'Arcy Wood is professor of English at the...
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Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
In the tradition of "Krakatoa" and "Guns, Germs, and Steel" comes a sweeping history of the year 1816, when there was no summer. As a result of a volcanic eruption in Indonesia, weather patterns were disrupted worldwide for months and in the U.S., the extraordinary weather produced food shortages, religious revivals, and extensive migration.
Publisher
Oregon State University Press
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
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Description
As it erupted in 1980, Mount St. Helens captured the attention of the region, nation, and the world, and it continues to fascinate us today--a constant reminder that we live in a volcanic landscape. In prose and poetry by writers and ecologists, In the Blast Zone explores this story of destruction and renewal in all its human, geological, and ecological dimensions. --From publisher's description.
6) Earth
Publisher
BBC
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
The revealing documentary of Earth explores the planet's most epic moments. From the first raindrops that turned it into a water world to the arrival of its most incredible inhabitants, us. But humans take a back seat in this narrative. Instead, Earth is placed center stage. We see what happened to our world before we even crawled from the mud, including massive bombardments from space, extreme changes in climate and the collision of whole continents....
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English
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"May 1816: Jane Austen is feeling unwell, with an uneasy stomach, constant fatigue, rashes, fevers and aches. She attributes her poor condition to the stress of family burdens, which even the drafting of her latest manuscript-about a baronet's daughter nursing a broken heart for a daring naval captain-cannot alleviate. Her apothecary recommends a trial of the curative waters at Cheltenham Spa, in Gloucestershire. Jane decides to use some of the profits...
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