environmental conditions

"When trekking north or south to Earth's poles, the number one concern of travelers is likely the cold. And it should be. Frostbite, hypothermia, and more are real dangers but there are even more environmental aspects of the ice to be worried about. Readers are introduced to the coldest places on Earth, including how people like scientists live there and the threatening animals they could encounter. Also included are true stories of people who have had to survive in terrifying situations, highlighting how they did it and when they were rescued. Full-color photographs show the icy beauty of this unforgiving environment"--Amazon.com.

Documents the explorations of a nineteenth-century team of scientists and artists who surveyed the natural wonders of Yellowstone before appealing to Congress to have the region preserved from development.

"Land, oceans, and seas frame the Asian continent. The landscape of Asia ranges from deserts and tropical rain-forests to coral reefs and freshwater rivers. Learn more about this exciting environment in Asia. This is an AV2 media enhanced book. A unique book code printed on page 2 unlocks multimedia content. This book comes alive with video, audio, weblinks, slide shows, activities, hands-on experiments, and much more"-- Provided by publisher.

In vivid, gonzo prose blending first-person reportage with exhaustive research and a sense of karma, Kelly and Jacobs describe China?s ancient love affair with coal, Bill Clinton?s blunders cutting free-trade deals enabling the U.S. to "export" manufacturing emissions to Asia in a shift that pilloried the West's middle class, Communist Party manipulation of eco-statistics, the horror of cancer villages, the deception of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, and spellbinding peasant revolts against cancer-spreading plants involving thousands in mostly-censored mel?es. Ending with China?s monumental coal-bases decried by climatologists as a global warming dagger, The People's Republic of Chemicals names names and emphasizes humanity over bloodless statistics in a classic sure to ruffle feathers as an indictment of money as the real green that not even Al Gore can deny.

Presents an environmental history of the Mediterranean region--from Southern Europe to northern Africa to southwestern Asia--and examines the impact of human settlement on its geography over time, from prehistory to modern times. Includes case studies.

Presents a comprehensive study of human civilization in the northeastern and midwestern sections of the United States, and focuses on economical and environmental issues, the relationships between different groups of people, and more.

Describes the colonization of California, exploring the reasons why so many people have historically chosen to settle in the Los Angeles and San Francisco Bay areas, and discusses the geological instability that undergirds the booming development and why the author believes the stage is set for disaster.

A firsthand account of the authors' efforts to win back the Hudson River from the grip of pollution, discussing the formation of Riverkeepers, the environmental organization that has helped restore the Hudson, and offering advice on how citizens can get involved in reclaiming the country's waterways.