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Touch the ocean, Your Ocean! The award-winning Touch the Ocean: The Power of Our Collective Emotions, by celebrated craniosacral therapist, James Nemec, narrates compelling stories of heart centered presence and ocean healing. Journey again beyond traditional medicine with this volume of actual case histories performed on a massage table and now in the ocean.

The fourth book in our Ask the Experts series, The Environment tackles questions about the world around us. In this book, our experts field queries on the weather, natural disasters, natural resources, climate change, and unusual phenomena.

This eBook serves as a roadmap, navigating readers through the science, impacts, solutions, and imperative actions in the face of this global challenge. From the scientific foundations of climate change to its tangible impacts on our environment and societies, the eBook sheds light on the urgency of addressing this crisis. It underscores the interconnectedness of greenhouse gas emissions, extreme weather events, and the imperative for immediate action. We describe the solutions, highlighting the promising role of renewable energy, advancements in technology, and the complexities surrounding...

A decade ago, Tim Flannery's number-one international best seller, The Weather Makers, was one of the first books to break the topic of climate change out into the general conversation. Today, Earth's climate system is fast approaching a crisis. Political leadership has not kept up, and public engagement with the issue of climate change has declined. Opinion is divided between technological optimists and pessimists who feel that catastrophe is inevitable.

From Ice to Heat: A Climate Change Book Exploring Global Warming, Earth’s Climate History, and the Future of Our Planet For over four billion years, Earth’s climate has transformed through powerful natural cycles—glacial advances, warming interglacials, and dramatic atmospheric changes that reshaped life on the planet. These transformations were slow, giving ecosystems time to adapt. But now, that ancient rhythm has been broken. In just over a century, human activity has driven Earth into a state of rapid and unprecedented climate change. The burning of fossil fuels, deforestation, ...

While reporting just outside of Darfur, Stephan Faris discovered that climate change was at the root of that conflict, and he began to wonder what current and impending - and largely unanticipated - crises such changes have in store for the world. Forecast provides the answers. Global warming will spur the spread of many diseases. Italy has already experienced its first climate-change epidemic of a tropical disease, and malaria is gaining ground in Africa.

Are your kids fascinated by thunderstorms, rainbows, and swirling tornadoes? Kids' Guide to Weather Wonders is the perfect book to spark their curiosity and turn them into little meteorologists! Packed with fun facts, colorful illustrations, and easy-to-understand explanations, this book makes learning about weather an exciting adventure. Kids will discover why the sky turns different colors, how snowflakes form, and what causes extreme weather events. Plus, with hands-on experiments and cool weather myths, they can explore science in a fun and interactive way. Whether they love watching ...

Wie wir mit dem Wissen über die Alpen unser Wetter und den Klimawandel besser verstehen. Meteorologe Sven Plöger und Wissenschaftsjournalist Rolf Schlenker erklären, wie die Alpen als Taktgeber für unterschiedlichste Wetterphänomene auch im Flachland wirken. Wie Hitzerekorde, Trockenperioden, Saharastaub und Starkregen, Föhnstürme und Orkanböen entstehen. Mit welchen Strategien Alpentiere überleben; wie das evolutive Gedächtnis von Alpenpflanzen funktioniert. Und welche Ideen es vor Ort gibt, mit denen wir dem Klimawandel entgegentreten können.

For listeners fascinated by conspiracy theories, mysteries, and the unseen forces shaping our world, this book invites you to step into a reality where weather isn’t just a force of nature, but a tool of control.

Monster wildfires in Australia, January golfers in PEI, ruined fruit crops in California, snowless ski runs in Switzerland, starving polar bears in the North, devastated trees in Stanley Park. Climate change is no longer a vague threat. The climate change we are in store for over the next few centuries will be larger and occur faster than at any time in the last 10,000 years. Brilliantly researched, Keeping Our Cool is a comprehensive and engaging examination and explanation of global warming, with a specific emphasis on climate change in Canada.

Time is running out in our fight against climate change! As carbon emissions rise and temperatures soar, the world is inching closer to irreversible damage. Discover the power of nuclear energy to save our planet and secure a sustainable future. In ATOMIC GREEN, Mary Fran Reed, PhD—an expert in nuclear science and emergency response—delivers a transformative exploration of how nuclear energy can combat the devastating effects of global warming. Drawing on decades of experience, Dr. Reed dismantles widespread myths about nuclear power and presents its undeniable potential to reduce ...

Unlock the power of the sun with "Solar Energy Simplified: A Comprehensive Guide to Clean, Renewable Power for Your Home and Business." Whether you're a homeowner, entrepreneur, or simply passionate about renewable energy, this book is your ultimate guide to harnessing solar power effectively and affordably. This in-depth resource takes you on a journey through the fundamentals of solar energy, from understanding how solar panels work to exploring the latest advancements in solar technology.

Hurricane Ian: Stories from the Storm is a collection of interviews with people who were caught up in the storm when it hit Florida on September 28th, 2022. It includes first-hand accounts of people who were forced to fight for their lives after their homes collapsed and washed away. They floated away on the roofs of homes, stood on furniture as the surge waters invaded their homes, drove in cars with surge waters up to their windshield, and more. You will see in detail why so many people lost their lives and the changes needed to prevent a tragedy like this from happening again. This book ...

Whether you fly a kite in a soft summer breeze or shovel snow after a January blizzard, the dynamics of wind and weather remain the same. Eric Pinder, certified observer at Mount Washington Meteorological Observatory, takes listeners on a voyage of discovery through the atmosphere, a swirling ocean of air that surrounds and sustains life. The journey begins in a sunny New England woodlot and ends atop the polar ice of Antarctica - where we learn, remarkably, that the two extremes are not so different after all.

Did you look up at the sky today, or check a weather forecast? We can’t avoid the influences and impacts of weather. It controls transportation, recreation, aviation, and your planned vacation. Weather is a big factor in our moods, sometimes from something as simple as the difference between a sunny, mild day, and a cloudy, wet day. Weather plays a tremendous role in everyday life around the planet, with extreme cost in dollars and lives when events like hurricanes, ice storms, tornadoes, or heatwaves impact communities and regions.

‘Packed with beautiful images, recipes, remedies, meditations, fascinating ideas’. The Telegraph A beautiful, illustrated modern guide to nature for a new generation (including city-dwellers) and how it can impact our mental and physical wellbeing. Reconnect with nature and learn everything...

The 2024 hurricane season has already garnered significant attention due to a combination of climatic factors, emerging weather patterns, and the potential socio-economic impact it might have. Analyzing the significance of this hurricane season involves delving into various aspects such as meteorological predictions, historical comparisons, the role of climate change, and the implications for affected regions.

From a light breeze cooling a hot brow to a gale that blows apart buildings, no other natural phenomenon affects people as directly as wind. DeBlieu explores how wind has aided the rise and fall of empires, the discovery of continents, and the establishment of religions. Wind provides surprising, delightful insights into a force that constantly reshapes who we are and how we live. Suzanne Toren’s narration lends a voice of quiet, thoughtful authority to a subject you’ll never view the same again.

The weather governs our lives. It fills gaps in conversations, determines our dress, and influences our architecture. No matter how much our lives may have moved indoors, no matter how much we may rely on technology, we still monitor the weather. Wait Five Minutes: Weatherlore in the Twenty-First Century draws from folkloric, literary, and scientific theory to offer up new ways of thinking about this most ancient of phenomena.

This book examines climate change's grim reality, emphasizing urgent action against future droughts, famine, and displacement.