Product Description: The six-volume Dangerous Weather set describes the world's major storm systems to young readers. These books offer a basic introduction to meteorology, climatology, aspects of other environmental sciences, and approaches to environmental management...read more

Product Description: This is the most comprehensive and up-to-date paperback dictionary of botany available. Drawing on the information contained in the acclaimed Oxford Dictionary of Natural History, the text has been fully revised for this new edition, with over 5500 clear and concise entries...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Discusses the ecological life and inhabitants of the temperate forest, including plants, animals, and how they live and work together.

In nine volumes, explores each of the earth's major ecological regions, defining important features, animals, and environmental issues.

A best-selling series continues with a volume full of informative photographs and projects that can help families learn together about weather, weather forecasting, and the science of meteorology. Reprint.

Each book in this series examines ecological regions and important environmental concepts, providing students with a basic understanding of Earth's biodiversity, the factors that influence it, and the future dangers that face the planet and our species.

Examines the history, biology, wildlife, and problems of four different ecosystems--oceans, temperate forests, deserts, and wetlands--and discusses the complex interaction between humans and the environment.

Explores a wide range of weather topics, including temperature, precipitation, tornadoes, waterspouts, hurricanes, pollution, and weather forecasting. (view table of contents)

The new edition of this popular student text offers an engaging introduction to environmental study. It covers the entire breadth of the environmental sciences, providing concise, non-technical explanations of physical processes and systems and the effects of human activities. In this second edition the scientific background to major environmental issues is clearly explained. These include:* global warming* genetically modified foods* desertification* acid rain* deforestation* human population growth * depleting resources* nuclear power generation* descriptions of the 10 major biomes. Special student text features include illustrations and explanatory diagrams, boxed case studies, concepts and definitions.

Includes biographies of the most influential scientists and thinkers, from Aristotle and Galileo to Isaac Newton and Antoine Lavoisier. (view table of contents)

Offers meteorological information such as definitions of terms related to the study of weather, biographies of meteorologists and climatologists, and a chronology of scientific discoveries. (view table of contents)

Discusses various aspects of weather, such as sun, wind, rain and snow, hurricanes and tornadoes, as well as forecasting, the use of satellites, and pollution.

Product Description: Revised editions of two of the most popular Trail Guides take account of changes to the routes themselves and of new road building.

Examines the causes and effects of various types of air pollution, looks at the depletion of the ozone layer, and discusses the study and improvement of air quality. (view table of contents)

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Examines the history of climate change and its impact on the earth.

Provides information on the geography, climate, people, resources, culture, and future of India.

Each book in this series examines ecological regions and important environmental concepts, providing students with a basic understanding of Earth's biodiversity, the factors that influence it, and the future dangers that face the planet and our species.

Each book in this series examines ecological regions and important environmental concepts, providing students with a basic understanding of Earth's biodiversity, the factors that influence it, and the future dangers that face the planet and our species.

Explores a wide range of weather topics, including climate and seasons, wind and gales, lightning and thunderstorms, hurricanes and tornadoes, solar wonders, and weather forecasting.

Explains the history, behavior, and scientific advances in the understanding of blizzards.