Megalodons, mermaids, and climate change : answers to your ocean and atmosphere questions / Ellen Prager and Dave Jones.
| Author/creator | Prager, Ellen J. author. |
| Other author | Jones, David (Meteorologist), author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | New York : Columbia University Press, [2024] |
| Description | xviii, 225 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The Deep Vast Sea -- Dangerous Marine Life -- Jellyfish -- Other Sea Creatures -- Coral Reefs -- Supernatural, Suspicious, or Science -- Lightning -- Hurricanes -- Weather Forecasting and Extreme Events -- Climate Change -- The Sun -- Information Mixology -- Show Us the Data -- Questions Anyone? Anyone? |
| Abstract | "From mythical marine creatures to wacky weather questions, marine scientist Ellen Prager and meteorologist Dave Jones have spent years responding to oft-repeated misinformation and misunderstandings about the ocean and atmosphere. Their colleagues get many of the same questions, time after time. (Should you pee on a jellyfish sting? Do Megalodons still exist? What about mermaids? Can a person be swallowed by a whale? Why is my local forecast for rain wrong all the time?) In this book, the authors use humor, storytelling, and their personal experiences to showcase science misunderstandings related to topics in their fields of expertise: the ocean, marine life, weather, and climate change. In each topical chapter, the authors will present and answer frequently asked and often wacky questions and include additional and relevant information about the subject matter. For example, is the Bermuda Triangle supernatural? Does climate change cause hurricanes? The chapters increase in complexity over the course of the book, from simple yes/no questions (Are mermaids real?) to the very complex topic of climate change. Concluding chapters explore where ocean and climate misinformation originates and how to find trusted sources of information and data in these areas"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Genre/form | miscellanies. |
| Genre/form | Trivia and miscellanea. |
| Genre/form | MiscellaneĢes. |
| LCCN | 2024014788 |
| ISBN | 9780231212496 |
| ISBN | 9780231212489 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 0231212488 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 0231212496 (trade paperback) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |