Discover the awesome power of nature in this visual guide to the dynamic natural phenomena across our planet. Become an eyewitness to the weird and wonderful ways of our world, from tsunamis to tornadoes, and discover nature’s awesome potential with this Eyewitness guide. See how earthquakes, floods and hurricanes affect what lies in their path, and what measures we can use to protect ours…
Once there was a world’s end. The forests burned, the lakes and rivers dried up, and the oceans swelled. Then came a plague, and fever spread across the globe. Families died, violence reigned, and man killed man. Next came WICKED, who were looking for an answer. And then they found the perfect boy. The boy’s name was Thomas, and Thomas built a maze. Now there are secrets. There are li…
Letak geografis Indonesia yang berada di garis khatulistiwa menjadi anugerah yang tiada tara dari Tuhan Yang Maha Esa. Tanah yang subur ditumbuhi berbagai jenis tumbuhan dan satwa yang beragam bak hamparan permadani indah yang terbentang dari Sabang sampai Merauke. Belum lagi kekayaan lautnya yang luar biasa dan sumber alamnya yang melimpah. Tak salah jika Indonesia mendapat julukan Zamrud Khat…
This remarkable book challenges and expands our understanding of our beautiful and mysterious planet. Would you believe that it snows in the Sahara Desert; that the 2011 Japanese earthquake was so powerful that it slowed Earth's rotation; that Niagara Falls can freeze over; that the kangaroo rat can live its entire life without drinking a drop of water? Extreme Earth isn't just a list of the us…
from the back cover: From out of the sky, from under the earth, from far out at sea - disaster comes. We build and invent new things - and sometimes bring disaster on ourselves. Today television and the Internet mean that we can watch disasters as they happen, and see their terrible results. From Pompeii to the Asian Tsunami, from the Great Fire of London to Chernobyl, the stories of disast…