Handy ocean answer book, the

Auteur :
Barnes-Svarney, Patricia / Svarney, Thomas E.
Éditeur :
Visible Ink Press
ISBN :
9781578590636
Date de publication :
13 janv. 2000
Dimensions :
23,3 x 18,5 cm
Poids :
1022 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
What is El Nino and how does it affect the oceans and the weather? What is a riptide? Where does the salt in seawater come from? This book tackles these and other questions on ocean life, waterspouts, whirlpools, ocean shelves, tides and quakes, ocean bottoms, navigation, famous shipwrecks, and the effects of pollution and global warming.