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1	The Long Emergency: Surviving the Converging Catastrophes of the Twenty-First Century more books like this by James Howard Kunstler add to wishlist The depletion of nonrenewable fossil fuels is about to radically change life much sooner than anticipated. This title describes what to expect after the honeymoon of affordable energy is over, preparing readers for economic, political, and social changes of an unimaginable scale. see all copies from £6.68! new only from £11.81! \| first editions
2	National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Weather more books like this by David Ludlum add to wishlist Interest in our nations weather patterns is rising -- as witnessed in the popularity of the Weather Channel -- and this guide is the most popular reference to every type of weather system, cloud formation, and atmospheric phenomenon common to North America. The 378 dramatic photographs capture cloud types, precipitation, storms, twisters, and ... see all copies from £3.68! new only from £8.84! \| first editions
3	Six Degrees: Our Future on a Hotter Planet more books like this by Mark Lynas add to wishlist This work presents an eye-opening and vital account of the future of our earth and our civilisation if current rates of global warming persist, by the highly acclaimed author of "High Tide". Picture yourself a few decades from now, in a world in which average temperatures are three degrees higher than they are now. On the edge of Greenland, rivers ... see all copies from £2.02! new only from £4.22! \| first editions
4	The USA Today Weather Book: An Easy-To-Understand Guide to the USA's Weather more books like this by Jack Williams add to wishlist Featuring the full-color weather graphics of America's favorite newspaper, here is a newly revised edition of the most readable guide to our nation's weather. It also includes an updated state-by-state guide to weather patterns and scientifically accurate records. see all copies from £5.57! new only from £8.92! \| first editions
5	The Little Ice Age: How Climate Made History 1300-1850 more books like this by Brian M Fagan add to wishlist This study of how history--including, for example, the Irish potato famine--was affected by climate and weather focuses on "the little Ice Age," the period from the 14th through the 19th centuries. Fagan closes with a chapter on global warming and the lessons that can be drawn from evidence he presented. see all copies from £7.12! new only from £7.77! \| first editions
6	Floods, Famines, and Emperors El Nino and the Fate of Civilizations more books like this by Brian M Fagan add to wishlist Archaeologist Brian Fagan shows that short-term climate shifts, far have been a majorand hitherto unrecognizedforce in history. In 199798, El Nio disrupted weather patterns the world over. Europe suffered a record freeze, the American West was hit by terrible floods and snowstorms, and drought brought famine to East Africa and forest fires to ... see all copies from £3.09! new only from £3.09! \| signed copies \| first editions
7	Weather of the San Francisco Bay Region more books like this by Harold Gilliam add to wishlist Possibly no comparable area on earth displays as many varieties of weather simultaneously as the San Francisco Bay Region. Harold Gilliam explains the atmospheric forces and geologic formations that come together in this region's unique confluence of wind, river, ocean, bay, and hills. The fully revised and updated edition of this best-selling ... see all copies from £5.57! new only from £11.00! \| signed copies \| first editions
8	The Great Warming: Climate Change and the Rise and Fall of Civilizations more books like this by Brian M Fagan add to wishlist As he did in his bestselling "The Little Ice Age," anthropologist and historian Fagan reveals how subtle changes in the environment have had far-reaching effects on human life, in a narrative that sweeps from the Arctic ice cap to the Sahara to the Indian Ocean. see all copies from £7.41! new only from £12.01! \| first editions
9	The Winds of Change: Climate, Weather, and the Destruction of Civilizations more books like this by Eugene Linden add to wishlist Are we better prepared than our ancestors were to deal with climate change? Explaining fast-changing science, Linden suggests that man must learn from the past to avoid a coming catastrophe. Illustrations throughout. see all copies from £4.95! new only from £5.57! \| signed copies \| first editions
10	Freaks of the Storm: From Flying Cows to Stealing Thunder: The World's Strangest True Weather Stories more books like this by Randy Cerveny add to wishlist In the course of his numerous talks and presentations to college and grade school students, civic clubs, and nursing homes, climatologist Randy Cerveny found that people of all ages are fascinated by the "unusual"and he seized on that fascination to tell them about strange weather. Now, in his first book, the rest of us can learn of real, ... see all copies from £5.57! new only from £6.36! \| first editions
11 view cover	The Ravaging Tide: Strange Weather, Future Katrinas, and the Coming Death of America's Coastal Cities more books like this by Mike Tidwell add to wishlist A prophetic journalist predicts that because of global warming, ocean levels will rise by three feet in the coming decades, and hurricanes will grow more powerful, endangering coastal populations not only in North America but throughout the world. see all copies from £4.95! new only from £4.96! \| first editions
12 view cover	Wide Blue Yonder more books like this by Jean Thompson add to wishlist A 1999 National Book Award finalist for WHO DO YOU LOVE, Jean Thompson towers into the stratosphere with her new novel, WIDE BLUE YONDER. It is the summer of 1999, and something big and bad is coming to Springfield, Illinois, 'the place the Weather lived.' WIDE BLUE YONDER is a novel about weather in all its permutations, climatic, emotional, even ... see all copies from £1.25! new only from £3.71! \| signed copies \| first editions
13 view cover	Medicinal Plants of the Desert and Canyon West more books like this by Michael Moore add to wishlist There are few herbalists in the US as much respected by their peers as Michael Moore. This book can be used as a field guide, a reference on home remedies and a treatise on the applications of herbal medicine in an era of high-tech healing. It is one of the most treasured of botanical books. see all copies from £9.28! new only from £12.28!
14 view cover	A Brain for All Seasons: Human Evolution and Abrupt Climate Change more books like this by William H Calvin add to wishlist One of the most shocking realizations of all time has slowly been dawning on us: the Earth's climate does great flip-flops every few thousand years, and with breathtaking speed. In just a few years, the climate suddenly cools worldwide. With only half the rainfall, severe dust storms whirl across vast areas. Lightning strikes ignite giant forest ... see all copies from £5.57! new only from £6.66! \| first editions
15 view cover	Climate and the affairs of men more books like this by Nels Winkless, Iben Browning add to wishlist see all copies from £2.71! first editions
16 view cover	Place of Houses more books like this by C Moore add to wishlist Illustrated with houses large and small, old and new, this volume is for people who want a house but who may not know what they really need, or what they have a right to expect. The authors examine houses in Massachusetts and California. see all copies from £4.95! new only from £17.36! \| first editions
17 view cover	The Weather of the Pacific Northwest more books like this by Cliff Mass add to wishlist The Pacific Northwest experiences the most varied and fascinating weather in the United States, including world-record winter snows, the strongest non-tropical storms in the nation, and shifts from desert to rain forest in a matter of miles. Local weather features dominate the meteorological landscape, from the Puget Sound convergence zone and ... see all copies from £14.99! new only from £15.66!
18	Design with Climate: Bioclimatic Approach to Architectural Regionalism more books like this by Victor Olgyay add to wishlist Examines diverse solutions to the problems of shelter and provides insights into the effects of climate on human environment. The author isolates four distinct climates - temperate, cool, hot-arid and hot-humid - and explains their effects on orientation, air movement, sites and materials. see all copies from £70.61! first editions
19	Owner-Built Home more books like this by Ken Kern add to wishlist see all copies from £5.57! signed copies \| first editions
20 view cover	Mountain Weather and Climate more books like this by Roger G Barry add to wishlist Mountains and high plateau areas account for 20 per cent of the Earth's land surface. They give rise to a wide range of meteorological phenomena and distinctive climatic characteristics of consequence for ecology, forestry, glaciology and hydrology. Mountain Weather and Climate remains the only comprehensive text describing and explaining mountain ... see all copies from £15.35! new only from £29.27!
21 view cover	Builder's Guide to Mixed Climates: A Comprehensive Guide to the Best Mixed-Climate Building Techniques more books like this by Joseph Lstiburek add to wishlist This manual shows the best techniques for energy and resource efficient residential construction in the mixed climates of North America. Lstiburek (a forensic engineer who heads Building Science Corp.in Massachusetts) discusses choosing the right insulation, heating systems, keeping heat in, air and moisture barriers, exterior wood priming, ... see all copies from £5.57! new only from £5.57! \| first editions
22 view cover	Thermal delight in architecture more books like this by Lisa Heschong add to wishlist Our thermal environment is as rich in cultural associations as our visual, acoustic, olfactory, and tactile environments. This book explores the potential for using thermal qualities as an expressive element in building design. Until quite recently, building technology and design has favored high-energy-consuming mechanical methods of neutralizing ... see all copies from £8.64! new only from £9.95! \| first editions
23 view cover	Sun-Drenched Gardens: The Mediterranean Style more books like this by Lucinda Lewis (Photographer), Jan Smithen add to wishlist The Mediterranean climate, with its mild, rainy winters and hot, dry summers, gave rise to a fashionable gardening style. Not only do Mediterranean-style gardens offer gorgeous, fragrant, soothing sanctuaries that are wonderfully easy to maintain, but water-saving planting is environmentally sound and enormously appealing whatever one's region or ... see all copies from £16.71! new only from £18.58! \| first editions
24	Builders GT Mixed Climates more books like this by Joseph W Lstiburek add to wishlist see all copies from £9.48! new only from £11.66! \| first editions
25 view cover	Marine Ecosystems and Climate Variation: The North Atlantic: A Comparative Perspective more books like this by Nils Chr Stenseth (Editor), Geir Ottersen (Editor), Andrea Belgrano add to wishlist This research level text focuses on the influence of climate variability on the marine ecosystems of the North Atlantic. The ecological impact of climate variability on population dynamics is addressed at the full range of trophic levels, from phytoplankton through zooplankton and fish to marine birds. Climate effects on biodiversity and community ... see all copies from £26.61! new only from £27.73!

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	The Long Summer: How Climate Changed Civilization by Brian M Fagan see all from £4.91! new only from £9.60!
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