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"The Heat Will Kill You First is about the extreme ways in which our planet is already changing. It is about why spring is coming a few weeks earlier and fall is coming a few weeks later and the impact that will have on everything from our food supply to disease outbreaks. It is about what will happen to our lives and our communities when typical summer days in Chicago or Boston go from 90° F to 110°F. A heatwave, Goodell explains, is a predatory...
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Wheel of time volume 7
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English
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A fantasy tale in a world where only women are allowed to practice magic. What's more, they will fight to preserve this feminine monopoly. When shepherd Rand al'Thor discovers he has the gift of magic, he is in for trouble. By the author of Lord of Chaos.
The war for humanity's survival has begun. Rand al' Thor, the Dragon Reborn, has escaped the snares of the White Tower and the first of the rebel Aes Sedai have sworn to follow him. Attacked by...
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PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
2019
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English
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"Many places throughout the world experience droughts and heat waves. While the two are not always related, they sometimes go hand in hand. These weather patterns can result in decreased agricultural yields as well as loss of plant, animal, and human life. This book introduces readers to essential concepts from the Next Generation Science Standards. Primary sources and striking full-color images show readers just how much devastation droughts and...
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Wonderscape Entertainment, LLC
Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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In this new 2022 high-definition program, learn all about the recent changes to our climate in the form of global heatwaves. What is climate change? What is meant by the term "climate crisis"? What are the consequences of global heatwaves on the planet's ecosystem? What are oceanographers seeing with the rising ocean temperatures? What can we do to slow the rise in temperatures around the globe? The answers to these questions and more are covered...
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KidHaven Pub
Pub. Date
2019
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English
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"Heat waves and wildfires occur around the world and have devastating effects, which are often documented on the news. Scientists claim climate change is a major factor in the rise of these damaging natural events that can dramatically transform the earth's geography. Readers are introduced to the causes and effects of heat waves and wildfires through concise main text filled with scientific facts. In addition, helpful fact boxes, informative diagrams,...
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Bullfrog Films
Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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"Chicago suffered the worst heat disaster in U.S history in 1995, when 739 residents--mostly elderly and black--died over the course of one week. As Cooked links the deadly heat wave's devastation back to the underlying manmade disaster of structural racism, it delves deep into one of our nation's biggest growth industries: Disaster Preparedness. Peabody Award-winning filmmaker Judith Helfand (Blue Vinyl, Everything's Cool), uses her signature serious-yet-quirky...
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