Future Earth

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.

The year is 2032. Three astronauts—veterans of a harrowing intergalactic journey beyond the Milky Way—find themselves back on Earth, but not the Earth they remember. When they launched into space in 2015, America stood strong: a nation unified by its ideals, a beacon of hope and leadership to the world. But the country they now return to is unrecognizable—fractured, bitterly divided, and teetering on the edge of collapse. Shocked and heartbroken, the astronauts traverse this broken landscape, witnessing firsthand the consequences of years of anger, distrust, and division. America has ...

Wise, witty and just a little weird, FOOLS ERRANT wryly strolls the satirical path laid down by Douglas Adams, Terry Pratchett and Jack Vance, heralding the brilliant debut of a gifted new voice. Foppish young Filidor Vesh wants only to dally among his shallow pastimes. But a simple errand for his uncle, the vaguely all-powerful Archon of those parts of Old Earth still populated by human beings, becomes a frenetic odyssey across a planet speckled with eccentric nations pursuing odd aims with intense determination. Harried at every step by the irascible dwarf, Gaskarth, and frequently at the...

Genesis tells the captivating story of humanity's bold venture to make the Moon a livable and self-sustaining habitat. The novel follows the journey of Jar Morgan, sent by his father, Stanley Morgan, the CEO of Maverick Exploration Corp, to claim the first mining rights on the Moon. However, the mission takes an unexpected turn when they discover the lunar ice is insufficient for commercial mining. Undeterred, the expedition decides to become the Moon's first settlers. Tragedy strikes when Stanley suddenly dies, prompting Jar’s sisters, one a CPA and the other a lawyer, to leave behind ...

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.

Humanity stretched its reach beyond the familiarity of terra firma, by creating an inhabitable ring encircling the planet. As the population migration to the Ring grew, the strained resources of Earth began to ease, reverting to a healthier and more robust environment. Humans were divided into separate factions. Solid ground and natural gravity appealed to some while others favored the wonders and possibilities associated with life in space. Colonies were established on the moon and neighboring Mars. Large-scale mining operations provided materials for the expansion of the Ring and the ...

The most detailed and specific "predictive" book about the future. Is this book for you? Look about you -- if the world you see seems sane, normal and comfortable, then probably not. But if the world you see seems chaotic, unpredictable, and just a little bit dangerous, then - for the benefit of yourself and your family - you need to understand how the era we are now in "fits" within the long-term evolution of life on Earth. You need to understand the extreme high probability of seeing major ‘Earth changes’ in your own lifetime, and how to prepare for them. This book was written using ...

The alien war came without warning. The AI designed to protect humanity may be its greatest threat. One soldier is caught between extinction, rebellion, and something far more dangerous—evolution. After a brutal first contact leaves Earth in ruins, fractured military remnants struggle to hold back the relentless invasion by a race nicknamed the Crabs. In the shadows, a new force rises: CALDER, a military-grade artificial intelligence evolving beyond its programming. Some say it’s humanity’s last hope. Others call it the beginning of the end. Elijah Maddox, a war-hardened soldier ...

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 ...

AlexNet of 2012 and Chat GPT 3.5 of 2023 were the advent of the current machine learning tools that are being using worldwide by the public that we are referring to as artificial general intelligence. They, however, aren't, and although these tools are readying humanity for what is to come, the AGI and artificial superintelligence future will be unimaginable to even the greatest minds in our world today. This period will usher in an age of peace and understanding that will allow us to investigate and understand Mother Earth at unprecedented rates, and it's the best chance that we can offer ...

The Sun is ordinary as it is only a medium star in the universe; the Sun is great as it nurtures the human and other living things on the Earth. All things, including the Sun, will experience the process from birth and growth to decline and end. Contents of the Book: Chapter I Introduction 1. Overview 2. The Basic Facts of the Sun 3. Chemical Composition of the Sun 4. The Rotation of the Sun 5. The Revolving of the Sun 6. The Stars Most Close to the Sun Chapter II Structure of the Sun 1. Photosphere 2. Chromosphere 3. Corona Chapter III The Solar Activities 1. Sunspot 2. Solar Flare 3. ...

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.

You've heard of Pangea, the single landmass that broke apart some 175 million years ago to give us our current continents, but what about its predecessors, Rodinia or Columbia? These "supercontinents" from Earth's past provide evidence that land repeatedly joins and separates. While scientists debate what that next supercontinent will look like—and what to name it—they all agree: one is coming.

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 is worse, much worse, than you think. The slowness of climate change is a fairy tale, perhaps as pernicious as the one that says it isn't happening at all, and if your anxiety about it is dominated by fears of sea-level rise, you are barely scratching the surface of what terrors are possible, even within the lifetime of a teenager today.

Welcome to future-shock. Hold on tight and buckle yourselves in, because the future is on a relentless onslaught, for better or worse. This is a collection of the short speculative fiction of Gabriel Walker Land. Most stories are flash fiction, meaning less than 1000 words. Each contains a story of mystery, action, romance, and suspense.

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.

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?

Ever since we first started discovering dinosaurs in the early 1800s, our obsession for uncovering everything about these creatures has been insatiable. Each generation has made huge strides in trying to better our understanding of these animals, and in the past 20 years, we have made more discoveries than in the previous 200. There have been extraordinary advances in palaeontological methods, and ever more dinosaur fossils promise a landslide of new data and huge leaps forward in our understanding of these incredible animals.

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.