Climate System

Get ready for a thrilling ride with Silo 42: Deception, the first book in the Silo 42 series! In a post-apocolyptic world torn apart by war, 50 isolated underground Silos have been built to protect the last remaining humans. But Silo 42 is different - a society that embraces Native American values and thrives in secrecy. However, their prosperity may be short-lived as Silo 1 becomes suspicious of their success and threatens to expose them. With the fate of his Silo and its inhabitants in his hands, Ahotay Lathrop must navigate a delicate balance to protect his people. But will they be able ...

Hope drove them upward. Now survival on the surface will test them. Silo 42: Journey is the fourth gripping saga in the Silo 42 series. Having left the only home they've known, a determined caravan of former silo dwellers steps outside into a world no one in over a century has ever seen. They quickly discover that the surface is wilder and more dangerous than they imagined—untamed forests, vanished cities, evolved animals, and unfamiliar weather. Their food is limited. Their maps are guesswork. And the rules of survival are unlike anything they have imagined. Led by skilled scouts, ...

From the author of New York Times bestseller The New New Deal, a groundbreaking piece of reportage from the trenches of the next climate war: the fight to fix our food system. Humanity has cleared a land mass the size of Asia plus Europe to grow food, and our food system generates a third of our...

The Silo 42 adventure continues ... Connection, the second thriller in the Protopian Silo 42 series, begins four years after the end of book one Deception. Life underground continues but change is afoot. Ahotay, the Silo Chief and Native American grandson of the first Silo 42 Head of IT, has requested as his dying wish, that the many life-enhancing lessons learned by the Silo 42 residents be shared with other silos. This noble yet dangerous request carries great risk if discovered by Silo 1. It is up to Stewart the courageous shadow to Chief Ahotay, and his “bad-ass” senior electrical ...

Earth and Life: From a Molten World to the Age of Primates is a cause-and-effect journey through 4.5 billion years of Earth’s history—told in plain, clear language, but built on real science. This is not a timeline of facts. It is a logical reconstruction of how a dead, molten planet became a stable world with oceans, continents, ecosystems, dinosaurs, mammals, and eventually primates. You begin at the true starting line: a universe that initially had almost no heavy elements, the birth and death of ancient stars, and the formation of the solar system. From there, the book follows ...

Understanding Climate, Ecosystems, and Planetary Balance. Ecology and Earth Systems take you on a clear and insightful journey into how our planet truly works as an interconnected system. From climate patterns to carbon and water cycles, from oceans and forests to soil, deserts, and polar regions, this book explains the essential processes that sustain life on Earth. Written in simple, accessible language, this book helps readers understand complex environmental concepts without confusion. It shows how the atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and geosphere interact to maintain Earth’s ...

"If I could have one wish it is that every eater in America would read this book." —Ruth Reichl From a pioneer of the regenerative agriculture movement, a memoir-meets-manifesto on betting the farm on a better future for our food, animals, land, local communities, and our climate Raised as a...

The climate crisis is no longer a future threat; it is an active and accelerating force reshaping our world. For the HVAC (Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning) industry, this reality presents a profound and urgent challenge. Our built environments—the places where we live, work, and thrive—are under unprecedented stress from rising average temperatures, intensifying heatwaves, and increasingly erratic weather events. Compounding this challenge is the fact that HVAC systems, designed to provide comfort and safety, are themselves major consumers of energy and, through high Global ...

Master the 2026 A2L Transition and Become the Go-To Technician for Modern Heat Pump Troubleshooting. The HVAC industry is facing its biggest shift in decades. Heat pumps are outselling gas furnaces, A2L refrigerants are mandatory, and cold-climate technology is now mainstream. Yet, 50% of the experienced workforce is retiring, taking their institutional knowledge with them. Heat Pumps Field Guide is the fifth book in JD’s HVAC Professional Series, specifically engineered for the journeyman technician who wants to win the next decade of their career. Why This is a "Must-Read" for Every ...

The epic silo saga continues ... Silo 42: Exodus is the third installment in the Protopian Silo 42 series. Readers will be enthralled by this blend of elements in the Biblical “Exodus” story with the futurist cult classic “Mad Max.” After five years, Silo 42 has fulfilled Ahotay’s vision of improving life and sharing sustainability practices with other silos. Now a group of residents, fueled by dreams of a better life, plan to do the unthinkable. They wish to go outside -- a full breach from The Pact. A volunteer team of engineers, farmers, medical staff, mechanical experts, and ...

NAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2023 BY PUBLISHERS WEEKLY "Revelatory, superbly written, and pulsing with wisdom and humanity, How Infrastructure Works is a masterpiece.” —Ed Yong, author of An Immense World A new way of seeing the essential systems hidden inside our walls, under our streets, and all...

Unlock Your Path to a 5 in AP Human Geography! Are you tired of wasting time on verbose resources and want clear and practical explanations? Do you need a study partner that fits into your busy schedule, helping you grasp complex concepts in just 15 minutes? Thinking Geographically: Everyday Skills to Navigate a Complex World is your ideal companion to transform those daily bus rides into powerful study sessions and ace your AP exams. Overcome Your Academic Hurdles with Ease We understand the challenge of juggling school, Model UN, and tutoring sessions while preparing for your AP exams. ...

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...

Two timelines. Two women. One future that hangs in the balance. Book 1 in the From Here to There series In the volatile world of the mid-2020s, systems are beginning to strain in ways most people barely notice. Infrastructure is stressed. AI is accelerating. And beneath the surface of an ordinary American city, a mystery is unfolding that could change far more than anyone expects. Forty years later, in 2065, a very different society has taken shape — more resilient, more human-centered, and quietly more hopeful. But the path between these two worlds was anything but smooth. Catapult ...

Our solar system is a dynamic arena where asteroids careen off course and solar winds hurl charged particles across billions of miles of space. Yet we seldom consider how these events, so immense in scale, influence our fragile blue planet: Earth. In Ripples on the Cosmic Ocean, Dagomar Degroot...

From the activist who coined the term comes a primer on intersectional environmentalism for the next generation of activists looking to create meaningful, inclusive, and sustainable change. The Intersectional Environmentalist examines the inextricable link between environmentalism, racism, and...

Nature-based solutions are reshaping how cities feed themselves. This book shows how green infrastructure, urban agriculture, and circular resource systems build food security that withstands climate shocks, ecological decline, and the pressures of relentless urban growth. - Understand how nature-based solutions function as structural food infrastructure rather than peripheral greening - Analyze the pressures of climate volatility, land loss, and ecological degradation reshaping how cities are fed - Discover a scale-based typology of interventions from productive roofs to peri-urban ...

In this Very Short Introduction, Nick Jenkins explores our historic investment in the exploitation of fossil energy resources and their current importance, and discusses the implications of our increasing rate of energy use. He considers the widespread acceptance by scientists and policy makers that our energy systems must reduce emissions of CO2 and other greenhouse gases, and looks forward to the radical changes in fuel technology that will be necessary to continue to provide energy supplies in a sustainable manner, and extend access across the developing world.

Net-zero infrastructure transition requires more than technology deployment. The energy, water, and urban systems underpinning modern economies are deeply interdependent — and only cross-sector frameworks can capture the co-optimization opportunities that determine transition outcomes. - Understand how net-zero requirements translate from aggregate policy commitments into infrastructure design parameters, asset lifecycle decisions, and sector-specific decarbonization standards - Analyze the structural transformation of electricity systems under high penetrations of variable renewable ...

Can we afford to stand by as our planet collapses? In the past 50 years, humanity has wiped out 70% of the world’s wild animals. Our oceans are being emptied, wildlife habitats destroyed, and ecosystems pushed to the brink, all to satisfy an insatiable hunger for meat and animal products. In The Ego System: The Awakening, award-winning journalist René Zografos reveals the devastating consequences of the meat industry on the environment, animal welfare, and our health. With eye-opening insights into factory farming, wildlife crimes, and political inaction, this book challenges us to ...