Glaciers, Sea Ice, and Ice Formation

Glaciers, Sea Ice, and Ice Formation
Authors
Publishing, Britannica Educational
Publisher
Encyclopaedia Britannica
ISBN
9781615301898
Date
2010-08-01T00:00:00+00:00
Size
6.88 MB
Lang
en
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The majesty of the natural world is often tempered by reminders of EarthOCOs incredible power to destroy. The natural disasters that sometimes devastate entire countries are sobering reminders of impermanence and reveal that our planet, like everything else, is in constant flux. This series explores some of the natural occurrences integral to EarthOCOs functioning but, in extreme cases, destructive to human life. Along with the science behind each phenomenon, readers learn about major examples and cases that bring home the effects of natureOCOs awesome power.