Atmosphere Climate

El Niño and La Niña Explained: How ENSO Shapes Global Weather, Ocean Temperatures, Droughts, Floods, and Climate Variability shows how a band of ocean water in the tropical Pacific can reshape weather far beyond the equator. When Pacific waters warm or cool, the effects can reach rainfall in India, drought in Australia, fisheries off Peru, winter patterns in North America, and flood risk in parts of Africa and South America. This book explains the El Niño-Southern Oscillation, or ENSO, in direct language, with a focus on the links between ocean temperature, air pressure, winds, and ...

Von der Autorin des Bestsellers Die sieben Männer der Evelyn Hugo und Daisy Jones & The Six kommt ein epischer neuer Roman über die außergewöhnlichen Anstrengungen, die wir unternehmen, um über unsere Grenzen hinaus zu leben und zu lieben. Joan Goodwin sieht zu den Sternen auf, seit sie...

***THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER*** An epic novel set against the backdrop of the 1980s space shuttle program about the extraordinary lengths we go to live and love beyond our limits. In the summer of 1980, Joan Goodwin begins training to be an astronaut at Houston's...

The Royal Society's Science Book of the Year "...Henry Gee presents a pithy, fascinating account of the stages of biological evolution. He's a deliberate, engaged narrator whose slow pacing will require adaptation. This and creative background music and sound effects (dinosaur sounds?) create a...

The New York Times bestselling author of Stuff Matters presents a rollicking guided tour of the secret lives of gases: the magnificent, strange, and fascinating substances that shape our world. Gases are all around us—they fill our lungs, power our movement, create stars, and warm our...

A thin, invisible layer of air surrounds the Earth, sustaining all known life on the planet and creating the unique climates and weather patterns that make each part of the world different. In Firmament, atmospheric scientist and science communicator Simon Clark offers a rare and accessible tour...

Someone is stealing the air. Across the world the trade winds have begun to bend. Barometers fall. Aircraft engines miss at altitudes that should be safe. Every current of air on Earth is turning toward a single point in the frozen emptiness of Yakutia — and the Yakut hunters say that no one who follows the wind there comes back. Georgy Klimenko, a Soviet meteorologist, follows it anyway. Beneath the Verkhoyansk mountains he finds a city sunk eight floors into the permafrost, staffed by the sons of bankers and run by an English industrialist named Bailey — a man who has learned to ...

One of Scientific American and The Times (London)’s Best Books of 2024 From one of the world’s leading climate scientists, a heart- and mind-changing book that offers a hopeful and attainable vision for restoring the atmosphere and ending the climate crisis. Climate change is here. From the...

Transform the invisible world of weather and climate into a playful STEM adventure for curious young minds. Perfect for screen-free learning during a family road trip or a quiet afternoon, this educational audio journey invites kids to look out the window and explore the sky. A friendly...

Discover the critical elements shaping the Earth's climate and future with "Climate Essentials," an enlightening journey through the dynamics of our planet's intricate climate system. For everyone seeking to understand the scientific underpinnings of the most pressing global challenge of our time, this eBook delves deep into the atmospheric composition, the mechanics of radiative forcing, and the myriad factors influencing the climate—both natural and anthropogenic. "Climate Essentials" presents an immersive exploration into the fundamental processes governing Earth's climate. From the ...

Award-winning science writer Paul Bogard leads us in an awe-inspiring tour of what is right above our heads, helping us to look up from our screens and read the sky above us. In recent years, our ability to see the sky has expanded. Entire new fields of science have emerged, revealing a...

Frank Ballaro, police detective, is retiring shortly. Or is he?

A trail of blood on the curb outside his apartment leads to an alley where two young men have been severely mutilated. But they're not dead. Something keeps them alive. In the hands of one is a strange object, something he holds on to for dear life. Something he calls...atmosphere.

‘Very entertaining’ SUNDAY TIMES ‘A thoroughly enjoyable book, brimming over with historical nuggets and contemplations about the future’ NEW YORK TIMES Sunday Times bestselling author Simon Winchester returns with a thought-provoking history of the wind, written in his edifying and...

Wasted is a riveting exploration of the complicated, and often surprising, ways that waste occurs in our businesses, our communities, and our lives “A smart, unconventional book that takes readers far beyond what they think they know about a complex subject.”—Kari Byron, former cast member...

We live at the bottom of an ocean of air - 5,200 million million tons, to be exact. It sounds like a lot, but Earth’s atmosphere is smeared onto its surface in an alarmingly thin layer - 99 percent contained within 18 miles. Yet, within this fragile margin lies a magnificent realm - at once gorgeous, terrifying, capricious, and elusive. With his keen eye for identifying and uniting seemingly unrelated events, Chris Dewdney reveals to us the invisible rivers in the sky that affect how our weather works and the structure of clouds and storms and seasons, the rollercoaster of climate.

With humor and easy-to-understand language, marine scientist Ellen Prager and meteorologist Dave Jones use frequently asked and zany questions about the ocean and atmosphere to combat misinformation and make science engaging and understandable for all. From dangerous marine life, coral reefs, and the deep sea to lightning, hurricanes, weather forecasting, the Sun, and climate change, they reveal what's fact, what's fiction, and how to find science-based answers.

From the glaciers of the Alps to the towering cumulonimbus clouds of the Caribbean and the unexpectedly chaotic flows of the North Atlantic, Waters of the World is a tour through 150 years of the history of a significant but underappreciated idea: that the Earth has a global climate system made up of interconnected parts, constantly changing on all scales of both time and space. A prerequisite for the discovery of global warming and climate change, this idea was forged by scientists studying water in its myriad forms. This is their story.

Uncover the invisible atmospheric forces driving extreme weather and dictating human survival on a changing Earth. Whether you need an awe-inspiring companion for your morning commute or an immersive exploration of popular science, this narrative transforms the daily forecast into a gripping...

Master the science of weather and climate with this calming, beginner-friendly guide to Earth's invisible ocean of air. Whether you are unwinding at home or powering through your morning commute, this wondrous nature exploration transforms complex meteorology into a stress-free listening...

'A fascinating book full of jaw-dropping facts and eye-opening insights. I guarantee you will be looking up at the sky in a completely new way.' RICHARD MADELEY Most of us talk about the weather every day - it shapes our lives, our cities, even our history - but how much do we really know about...