Title:
The best American science and nature writing 2022
Added Author:
Container of (work): Pierre-Louis, Kendra. How rising groundwater caused by climate change could devastate coastal communities.
Container of (work): Song, Lisa. Climate solution actually adding millions of tons of CO2 into the atmosphere.
Container of (work): Ramirez, Rachel. There's a clear fix to helping black communities fight pollution.
Container of (work): Harris, Mikki K. Tight-knit island nation hopes to rebuild while preserving "The Barbudan way"
Container of (work): Malloy, Chris. Why combining farms and solar panels could transform how we produce both food and energy.
Container of (work): Rubin, Shira. In Ambsterdam, a community of floating homes shows the world how to live alongside nature.
Edition:
First edition.
Publication Date:
2022
Publication Information:
New York : Mariner Books, [2022]
©2022
Physical Description:
xx, 308 pages ; 21 cm.
ISBN:
9780358615293
Abstract:
Presents a collection of nature and science essays published in American periodicals in the previous year, including works by such authors as Julia Rosen, Kashmir Hill, and Lucy Sherriff.
Contents:
The body's most embarrassing organ is an evolutionary marvel / Katherine J. Wu -- What slime knows / Lacy M. Johnson -- Too big for the universe / Arianna S. Long -- Heads up! The cardiovascular secrets of giraffes / Bob Holmes -- How far does wildlife roam? Ask the "Internet of Animals" / Sonia Shah -- Our summer from hell / Jeff Goodell -- How rising groundwater caused by climate change could devastate coastal communities / Kendra Pierre-Louis -- How we drained California dry / Mark Arax -- The climate solution actually adding millions of tons of CO2 into the atmosphere / Lisa Song and James Temple -- In the oceans, the volume is rising as never before / Sabrina Imbler -- The nature of plastics / Meera Subramanian -- Black bears, Black liberation / Rae Wynn-Grant -- Finding freedom in the natural world / Cynthia R. Greenlee -- Humanity is flushing away one of life's essential elements / Julia Rosen -- Poisoned -- Part I: The factory / Corey G. Johnson, Rebecca Woolington, and Eli Murray -- Future moves / Yessenia Funes -- There's a clear fix to helping Black communities fight pollution / Rachel Ramirez -- To be a field of poppies / Lisa Wells -- To hell with drowning / Julian Aguon -- To speak of the sea in Irish / Claudia Geib -- A tight-knit island nation hopes to rebuild while preserving "the Barbudan way" / Mikki K. Harris -- Thriving together: salmon, berries, and people / 'Cúagilákv (Jess H̓áust̓i) -- Your face is not your own / Kashmir Hill -- Quantum enlightenment / Ruth Robertson -- Why combining farms and solar panels could transform how we procude both food and energy / Chris Malloy -- A recipe for fighting climate change and feeding the world / Sarah Kaplan -- Power shift / Justine Calma -- Beavers are firefighters who work for free / Lucy Sherriff -- New wind projects power local budgets in Wyoming / Jane C. Hu -- Work from home, save the planet? Ehhh / Emily Atkin -- In Amsterdam, a community of floating homes shows the world how to live alongside nature / Shira Rubin -- A river reawakened / Jessica Plumb -- There's a global plan to conserve nature. Indigenous people could lead the way / Somini Sengupta, Catrin Einhorn, and Manuela Andreoni.
Language:
English
Available:1
Library  | Material Type | Shelf Location | Shelf Number | Item Barcode | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Esquimalt Branch | Adult non-fiction book | Nonfiction | 508 BES 2022 | 39066042090395 | Nonfiction |
