Future Earth

Earth's Survivors Apocalypse follows survivors of a worldwide catastrophe. A meteorite that was supposed to miss the earth completely, hits and becomes the cap to a series of events that destroy the world as we know it. Police, fire, politicians, military, governments: All gone. Hopes, dreams, tomorrows: All buried in a desperate struggle to survive. From L.A. To Manhattan the cities, governments have toppled and lawlessness is the rule. The dead lay in the streets while gangs fight for control of what is left. Small groups band together for safety and begin to leave the ravaged cities ...

This book looks at the anomalies that have been covered up to make our history comfortable or to track with some religious dogma or historical detail, or some scientific theory trying to represent truth. The book goes over how the Pacific was formed; how dinosaurs died; how Venus was destroyed; what really happened at the end of the Pleistocene that has been kept from you and other details without adding little green men and time warps. It will allow you to see earth's beginning to end in a newer light.

In 2017, Avi Loeb, Chair of Harvard's Astronomy Department, went public with a theory that shook the scientific community - our solar system has been visited by advanced alien technology. His provocative and persuasive argument (and internationally bestselling book Extraterrestrial) has opened thousands of minds to the existence of intelligent life beyond Earth. This book tackles the huge question of what happens next?

Satellites may exist out in space, but they let us study Earth from the outside looking in. From climate change to natural disasters and more, find out how scientists are using satellites to tackle some of our world's most challenging problems.

Every four days there are a million more people on the planet. More people and fewer resources. In this timely work, Alan Weisman examines how we can shrink our collective human footprint so that we don't stomp any more species - including our own - out of existence. The answer: reducing gradually and non-violently the number of humans on the planet whose activities, industries and lifestyles are damaging the Earth. Defining an optimum human population for the Earth is an explosive concept.

Long dismissed as a relic of a bygone era, coal is back -- with a vengence. Coal is one of the nation's biggest and most influential industries -- Big Coal provides more than half the electricity consumed by Americans today -- and its dominance is growing, driven by rising oil prices and calls for energy independence. Is coal the solution to America's energy problems?

Prepare to embark on a transformative culinary journey with "Earth to Table," the revolutionary eBook that redefines what it means to cook and eat sustainably. Inside this comprehensive guide, you'll uncover the profound connection between the stove in your kitchen and the natural world around you, learning how every ingredient, every method, and every mouthful can contribute to a healthier planet. "Earth to Table" invites you into a world where your food choices become powerful actions for environmental change. Discover the foundations of sustainable cooking in an illuminating opening ...

Promethium is a rare and fascinating element with a number of unique properties. It is used in a variety of applications, including luminous paint, nuclear batteries, and x-ray generators. This book provides a comprehensive overview of promethium, from its discovery to its uses today. It also discusses the safety of promethium and its potential future applications.

We humans live by stories, says David Korten, and the stories that now govern our society set us on a path to certain self-destruction. In this profound new audiobook, Korten shares the results of his search for a story that reflects the fullness of human knowledge and understanding and provides a guide to action adequate to the needs of our time.

Helen Southcote is looking for a purpose to life through her Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence work on the United Nations Space Station when she watches the Earth destroyed by an asteroid. What can she do next?

To the Corinthians, (1 Co. 2:9) the Apostle Paul wrote: “But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.” But there are gentle ideas suggested throughout Scripture through symbolisms, typologies, and metaphors which are indicative of future events and experiences that await us. Read about some of them here. Future events are cataloged and explained.

For decades scientists and environmentalists have sounded the alarm about the effects of global warming. We are now past the tipping point. As floods, storms, and extreme temperatures become our daily reality, "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle" efforts aren't enough anymore. In Hacking Planet Earth, New York Times best-selling author Thomas Kostigen takes listeners to the frontlines of geoengineering projects that scientists, entrepreneurs, engineers, and other visionaries around the world are developing to solve the problems associated with climate change.

Journalist Jelmer Mommers knows most people prefer not to talk or even think about climate change, and that is exactly why he wrote this book. Denial and despair are not the only possible responses to the current crisis. Drawing on the latest science, Mommers describes how we got here, what possible future awaits us, and how you can help make a difference.

It all begins with a simple search and rescue mission that quickly goes horribly wrong. Nikola Papandreou, ace troubleshooter for the United Nations suddenly finds himself at war in a strange alternate world, facing magic users, monsters and deity wanna-be’s enough to drive him crazy. What’s worse, he can’t decide if he’s fighting for the right side as he struggles to save a world gone mad.

In another sparkling and slightly askew adventure in the mode of Terry Pratchett, Douglas Adams and Jack Vance, Fools Errant's Filidor Vesh sashays once more through the penultimate age, finding that... LOVE IS A MANY SPLINTERED THING The dandified Archon's apprentice is literally bowled over by beautiful Emmlyn Podarke -- she knocks him flat and steals his credentials, daring him to pursue her to a remote and mostly forgotten corner of Old Earth. Now Filidor must cope with philosophical pirates, prophet-seeking aliens, light-fingered mummers, and a tiny, bothersome voice in his left ear. ...

In Once and Future Giants, science writer Sharon Levy digs through the evidence surrounding Pleistocene large animal ("megafauna") extinction events worldwide, showing that understanding this history - and our part in it - is crucial for protecting the elephants, polar bears, and other great creatures at risk today. These surviving relatives of the Ice Age beasts now face an intensified replay of that great die-off, as our species usurps the planet's last wild places while driving a warming trend more extreme than any in mammalian history.

Some moments refuse to stay buried. Two years after the fall of the United Earth Government, Earth lies divided, leaderless, and uncertain. Jason King is dead, assassinated at the height of his legacy. But not everyone is willing to let him go. Thomas Wayne, a brilliant young engineer and Jason’s most loyal student, has uncovered a way to manipulate time. Driven by grief and a relentless belief that the future can still be changed, Thomas opens a gateway to the past, risking everything to undo Jason’s death. Jason is pulled back into a world that has changed without him, one shaped by ...

Are you interested in how you can increase the happiness in your life? Are you currently looking for a way to change your life from within? Are you wondering why you mind continues to change as you meet new people. This audiobook will provide all that and more.... Learn how to enhance your life, develop your abilities and your intuition as an empath. Astrology is a direct relation to your understanding as an empath and creating your true self. Why do things happen a certain way? What does my sign say about me? Aim to discover your hidden potential within that you have at all times.

We are all Future Ancestors, and we must nurture and protect our Mother Earth. Through insightful stories and life lessons, First Nations woman of the Mutti Mutti tribe Annabelle Sharman will guide you to unravel a piece of who you truly are from within, to see and feel through your ancestors' eyes, heart and spirit, and to embrace the responsibility of creating a better world for future generations.

Once a distant forecast, climate change is now reaching into the familiar, threatening our basic safety and forcing us to reexamine who we are and how we live. In At Home on an Unruly Planet, science journalist Madeline Ostrander reflects on this crisis not as an abstract scientific or political problem but as a palpable force that is now affecting all of us at home. Ostrander pairs deeply reported stories of hard-won optimism with lyrical essays on the strengths we need in an era of crisis. The book is required for anyone who wants to make a home in the twenty-first century.