As a major global player in human caused climate change, China is vulnerable to the adverse impacts of climate change. This book identifies and sum...

India is both a major greenhouse gas emitter and one of the most vulnerable countries in the world to projected climate change. The country is alre...

Mexico, the countries of the Caribbean and Central America are at risk from the impacts of climate change in the next 20 years because they will be...

Climate model projections available for North Africa indicate a clear increase in temperature over the next 20 years that is expected to continue t...

The Russian Federation is already experiencing the impacts of climate change in the form of milder winters, melting permafrost, changing precipitat...

Over 500 color images and engaging text provide insight into these interesting collectibles from "out of this world." Meteorites link back to the e...

This title provides a basic overview of rain and how it forms. Easy-to-read text, labeled photos, and a photo glossary make this title perfect for ...

This title provides a basic overview of rain and how it forms. Easy-to-read text, labeled photos, and a photo glossary make this title perfect for ...

Rainfall is often considered as the source of the hydrological cycle. Being able to forecast rainfall accurately has immense practical benefits. In...

Many challenges, including climate change, face the Nation's water managers. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has provided esti...

Today, reforestation in Latin America is more than planting trees in formerly forested landscapes. Rather, reforestation with native trees, in both...

Meteorology, climatology, atmospheric physics, and atmospheric chemistry are sub-disciplines of the atmospheric sciences. Meteorology and hydrology...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), with the aid of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), is procuring ...

Philosopher Ralph Jewell creates a fascinating and compelling portrait of Vilhelm Bjerknes, an internationally prominent Norwegian physicist, who t...

Don't like the weather; just wait five minutes. Real Canadian culture is complaining about the weather: * The ice storm of January 1998 in Eastern ...