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Discusses the importance of water to life on Earth, looks at the problem of diminishing water supplies, and examines efforts to regulate water demand.

Discusses the world's rising sea levels, focusing on why and how it's happening, what it will mean, and more.

Explores the capabilities of 3D printing, and discusses how it could be used both now and in the future in the fields of manufacturing, medicine, art, science, fashion, and education. Includes color photographs, sidebars, a glossary, and further resources.

Looks at how education must change in the twenty-first century, focusing on the five fluencies--solution fluency, information fluency, creativity fluency, media fluency, collaboration fluency--and global digital citizenship.

An illustrated, encyclopedic overview of the prophecies, calendars, and theories that indicate the year 2012 is a threshold of great change for humanity.

A scientist is determined to discover a better way of predicting tornadoes with a device that shoots thousands of little trackers into the eye of the storm. Trouble is, getting it there is very dangerous.

"What happens when a Predator drone has as much autonomy as a Google car? Although it sounds like science fiction, the technology to create weapons that could hunt and destroy targets on their own already exists. Paul Scharre, a leading expert in emerging weapons technologies, draws on incisive research and firsthand experience to explore how increasingly autonomous weapons are changing warfare. This far-ranging investigation examines the emergence of fully autonomous weapons, the movement to ban them, and the legal and ethical issues surrounding their use"--Jacket flap.

"Examines how scientists study avalanches. With colorful spreads featuring fun facts, sidebars, a disaster preparedness checklist, and a 'How It Works' feature, this book provides an exciting look at the science of disaster detection"--Provided by the publisher.

"[A] look at how future technology will change virtually every aspect of war as we know it and how we can respond to the serious national security challenges ahead."--Provided by publisher.

Explores the future of national security, threatening technologies, the U.S. economy, and the fate of civilization.