Luhr, James F

"This landmark encyclopedia celebrates our planet and explains the science underpinning the forces and processes that have made and shaped it. Artworks, photographs, terrain models, and maps are combined to capture the power of landscapes and natural events and show their hidden sides, explaining, for example, how an earthquake is triggered and how burning fossil fuels is driving a climate emergency"--Provided by publisher.

This stunning reference includes detailed, illustrated information about everything that makes up our planet, from Mount Kilimanjaro to the Antarctic ice sheet, as well as descriptions of more than four hundred of the Earth's most significant, unusual, greatest, and most dangerous features.Specially commissioned new 3-D digital artwork provides a striking, informative guide to the features of our planet, explains the scientific processes that govern our world, and looks at the complex relationship between humans and the natural environment while providing a thought-provoking assessment on the state of the planet --.

A detailed visual overview of Earth's anatomy, tectonics, early life-forms, environment, atmosphere, weather, physical geography, and place in the solar system, which profiles nearly a thousand features on land and in the ocean and contains thousands of color photos and graphics.

Photographs and text offer a comprehensive overview of the Earth, describing the world's climates, atmosphere, weather phenomena, geological features, oceans, rivers, land masses, and other features.