Blom, Philipp
Summary: "An illuminating work of environmental history that chronicles the great climate crisis of the 1600s, which transformed the social and political fabric of Europe. Although hints of a crisis appeared as early as the 1570s, the temperature by the end of thesixteenth century plummeted so drastically that Mediterranean harbors were covered with ice, birds literally dropped out of the sky, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 304.2 BLOSummary: Solar science has entered a golden age. Exploring discoveries made possible through new orbital and ground-based technology, this program offers fascinating conclusions concerning the past, present, and future of the star that gives our planet life. Featuring images from the SOHO and TRACE satellites as well as the Swedish solar telescope on Las Palmas, the program presents analysis of the...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Despite widespread scientific acceptance of the global warming theory, it remains a highly contentious subject. This program studies divergent points of view contributing to the global warming debate, untangling a morass of political and scientific concerns and providing a wealth of historical background on the issue. Is the greenhouse effect as dangerous as theorized, or is that simply bad...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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McMichael, A. J. (Anthony J.)
Summary: When we think "climate change," we think of man-made global warming, caused by greenhouse gas emissions. But natural climate change has occurred throughout human history, and populations have had to adapt to its vicissitudes. Tony McMichael, a renowned epidemiologist and a pioneer in the field of how human health relates to climate change, is the ideal guide to this phenomenon, and in his...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 304 MCMSummary: Climate is a changing phenomenon, the first signs of alteration appearing in its day-to-day behavior-i.e., the weather. One readily observable recent climatic change is the increase in the number and ferocity of giant weather events like hurricanes. This program explains the origin of tropical storms, tropical rainforests, and polar deserts. It shows the route and the effect of the Gulf Stream...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Frankopan, Peter
Summary: "Global warming is one of the greatest dangers mankind faces today. Even as temperatures increase, sea levels rise, and natural disasters escalate, our current environmental crisis feels difficult to predict and understand. But climate change and its effects on us are not new. In a bold narrative that spans centuries and continents, Peter Frankopan argues that nature has always played a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 304.2 FRACopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 304.2 FRASummary: This program opens in the 1660s when the nature of cold and heat was a complete mystery. Were they different aspects of the same phenomenon? The experiments that settled these questions helped stoke the Industrial Revolution.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: Who are the Inuit, and what are their origins? In this program, host Niobe Thompson, an anthropologist of Arctic cultures, explores the Inuit, or Tuli, migration from Siberia, across Canada, and ultimately to Greenland during the Middle Ages. First, Thompson examines Tuli life in 11th-century Russia, specifically the reliance on Asian iron to make weapons and boat parts. Anthropologist Max...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Downes, Robert
Summary: "The great love of Blue Heron and Red Bear sustain an Ojibwe clan as it struggles to survive war, famine, and the coming of foreign explorers bearing deadly diseases. The blood feud between two rival warriors over the love of Ashagi, a strong-willed woman of great beauty and greater determination threads through this story of one Ojibwe clan on the cusp of great change. A young woman from a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Blank Slate Press 2017
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1 available in Book Club Kit, Call number: Book Club Kit 133 FIC DOWDownes, Robert
Summary: "The great love of Blue Heron and Red Bear sustain an Ojibwe clan as it struggles to survive war, famine, and the coming of foreign explorers bearing deadly diseases. The blood feud between two rival warriors over the love of Ashagi, a strong-willed woman of great beauty and greater determination threads through this story of one Ojibwe clan on the cusp of great change. A young woman from a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Blank Slate Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC DOWCopies Available at East Bay
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: Fiction Downes 2017Benatar, Pat.
Contents: DVD. Choice cuts, the complete video collection. You better run -- I'm gonna follow you -- Fire and ice -- Promises in the dark -- Precious time -- Shdows of the night -- Anxiety (get nervous) -- Little too late -- Love is a battlefield -- Lipstick lies -- We belong -- Ooh ooh song -- Painted desert -- Invincible -- Sex as a weapon -- Le bel age -- All fired up -- One love (song for the lion)...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Chrysalis 2003
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC CHOBenatar, Pat.
Contents: Heartbreaker -- We live for love -- Hit me with your best shot -- Hell is for children -- Treat me right -- You better run -- Fire and ice -- Promises in the dark -- Precious time -- Shadows of the night -- Little too late -- Looking for a stranger -- Love is a battlefield -- We belong -- Ooh ooh song -- Invincible -- Sex as a weapon -- Le bel age -- All fired up -- One love.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Capitol 2005
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK BENSummary: Gather your herd and get ready to laugh out loud watching the greatest 'chillogy' of all time! Now you can enjoy all 5 hilarious Ice age films in one supercool DVD collection. Meet Manny, Sid, Diego and Scrat in the original global hit comedy that started it all. Then follow the action-packed adventures of your favourite sub-zero heroes as they work together to thrive and survive in their...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD FAMILY ICEWeir, Bob.
Contents: Greatest story ever told -- Black-throated wind -- Walk in the sunshine -- Playing in the band -- Looks like rain -- Mexicali blues -- One more Saturday night -- Cassidy.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Ice Nine Pub. Co., 1988, p1972. 1988
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK WEISummary: The Ace in the Hole, in this case, is Leo Minosa, trapped in a cliff dwelling near Albuquerque, N.M. The publicity from his situation could build a winning hand for several people: Chuck Tatum, manipulative veteran newsman; Lorraine, his bored wife who dreams of city lights; Sheriff Gus Kretzer, boosting his re-election campaign; and young Herbie, a reporter who wants to make the big leagues....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 2007