Allaby, Michael

Examines the earth that provides sustenance and support--the planet earth, the earth's surface, the living earth, and the industrial earth.

Examines fire as a force in the physical universe, explaining its benefits and how it can be used or abused by humankind.

Explores a wide range of weather topics, including climate and seasons, wind and gales, lightning and thunderstorms, hurricanes and tornadoes, solar wonders, and weather forecasting.

Explains terms and concepts of all major fields of science.

An examination of the Earth's ecology that discusses conservation, classification, geography, social organization of plants, sociobiology, environmentalism, and other related topics; and provides information on related scientists and personalities.

Features a glossary of over 2,200 words and terms related to weather and climate; contains biographies of more than one hundred people who have contributed to the understanding of weather and climate; and includes a chronology of events in the history ofweather and climate, and a selection of key charts and tables.

Volume one of a two-volume set which features maps, charts, photographs, and four thousand cross-referenced entries which discuss a variety of topics related to weather and climate.

In nine volumes, explores each of the earth's major ecological regions, defining important features, animals, and environmental issues.

Examines the origin of water, the structure of the water molecule, its properties and the ways in which water is exploited.

Studies the ecology, biology, and chemistry of temperate forests and discusses how temperate forests affect modern economy, how the resources of the temperate forests have been used throughout history, how they will be used in the future, and how their disappearance is affecting the environment.