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.
Explore our planet, and its wildlife, from the largest to the smallest animals on earth. Experience the most extreme weather, visit the deepest oceans, and witness the power of volcanoes and other spectacular displays of nature.
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.
Describes the geography, geology, climates, types, life, ecology, peoples, biodiversity, and management of tropical forest biomes, discusses threats to tropical forests, and includes photographs, charts, illustrations, a glossary, and an index.
Describes the geography, geology, climate, ecology, biodiversity, management, health, history, uses, and future of temperate forest biomes, explains how trees work, and includes photographs, charts, illustrations, a glossary, and an index.
Describes the geography, geology, climate, history, life, ecology, peoples, uses, biodiversity, and management of grassland biomes, discusses threats to the grasslands, and includes photographs, charts, illustrations, a glossary, and an index.
Describes the geography, geology, climate, life, history, exploration, industries, and management of desert biomes, discusses threats to deserts, and includes photographs, charts, illustrations, a glossary, and an index.
Presents information on these most damaging of all natural disasters from the perspective of basic meteorology and environmental science, including floodplains, aquifers, tsunamis, the cost of floods and prevention.
Explores several types of extreme weather, including tornadoes, thunderstorms, blizzards, and droughts, and looks at the ways in which humans affect the weather of the planet.
