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When We Cease to Understand the World (Spanish: Un Verdor Terrible; lit. ' A Terrible Greening ') is a 2021 book by Chilean writer Benjamín Labatut.Originally written in Spanish and published by Anagrama, the book was translated into English by Adrian Nathan West and published by Pushkin Press and New York Review of Books in 2021.
Stewart's novel Fire (1948) was a sequel to Storm, again featuring the life of the (former) Junior Meteorologist, who was now a World War II veteran and had been promoted. Dealing with a California wildfire , it also used the backdrop of an environmental catastrophe to disclose the personal struggles and triumphs of individual human beings.
Weather is a 2020 novel by American writer Jenny Offill.The novel is narrated by a college librarian, Lizzie. The book takes place before and after Donald Trump becomes president of the United States and depicts Lizzie's family life and her concerns about climate change.
Gary said he was often asked about doing a book of weather poetry. “If I had a nickel each time I heard that question, I’d have $1.75 by now.” In reality, he said, he was waiting for a cause ...
Stormy Weather is a 1995 novel by Carl Hiaasen. [1] It takes place in the chaotic aftermath of Hurricane Andrew in South Florida and concerns the tragic (though sometimes comic) effects of the disaster, including insurance scams , street fights , hunting for food and shelter, corrupt bureaucracy , a ravaged environment and disaster tourists .
Weather forecasting has improved in the two decades since Devorsine’s first ride, he says – and these days crew start planning the voyage while passengers are making their way to South America ...
The world may cause us pain and suffering. But the Stoic philosophers claimed we could retreat to the “inner citadel” of the self, where self-mastery always remains possible. Autonomy is about ...
Within a week of the storm Defoe placed newspaper ads asking readers to submit personal accounts, of which about sixty were selected and edited by Defoe for the book. [1] This was an innovative method for the time, before journalism that relied on first-hand reports was commonplace. [ 1 ]