Flannery, Tim F. (Tim Fridtjof) 1956-

The weather makers : how man is changing the climate and what it means for life on Earth by Tim F Flannery ( Book )
13 editions published between 2005 and 2011 in English and French and held by 2,882 libraries worldwide
Sometime this century the day will arrive when the human influence on the climate will overwhelm all other natural factors. Over the past decade, the world has seen the most powerful El Nino ever recorded, the most devastating hurricane in two hundred years, the hottest European summer on record, and one of the worst storm seasons ever experienced in Florida. With one out of every five living things on this planet committed to extinction by the levels of greenhouse gases that will accumulate in the next few decades, we are reaching a global climatic tipping point. [This book] is both an urgent warning and a call to arms, outlining the history of climate change, how it will unfold over the next century, and what we can do to prevent a cataclysmic future. Along with a riveting history of climate change, [the author] offers specific suggestions for action for both lawmakers and individuals, from investing in renewable power sources like wind, solar, and geothermal energy, to offering an action plan with steps each and every one of us can take right now to reduce deadly CO2 emissions by as much as 70 percent.-Dust jacket. Includes information on acidity in ocean, air pollution, carbon dioxide, climate change, coal, coral reefs, extinctions, global warming, greenhouse effect, greenhouse gases, hurricanes, Kyoto Protocol, Montreal Protocol, oil, ozone, plankton, rainfall, solar power, sunlight, nuclear power, wind power, geothermal energy,

The eternal frontier : an ecological history of North America and its peoples by Tim F Flannery ( Book )
12 editions published between 2001 and 2007 in English and held by 2,125 libraries worldwide
A paleontologist offers an ecological tour of North America, from the asteroid strike that killed the dinosaurs sixty-five million years ago to the present.

A gap in nature : discovering the world's extinct animals by Tim F Flannery ( Book )
7 editions published between 2001 and 2002 in English and held by 1,577 libraries worldwide
A short description of the extinct animal along with a color drawing.

Now or never : why we must act now to end climate change and create a sustainable future by Tim F Flannery ( Book )
6 editions published in 2009 in English and held by 1,090 libraries worldwide
Offers a powerful argument for immediate action on climate change, discussing issues ranging from balancing energy demands and food supply in India and China to the possibility of a viable electric car that could spell the end of big oil.

The weather makers [how man is changing the climate and what it means for life on Earth by Tim F Flannery ( Recording )
37 editions published between 2005 and 2010 in 15 languages and held by 1,079 libraries worldwide
Sometime this century the day will arrive when the human influence on the climate will overwhelm all other natural factors. Over the past decade, the world has seen the most powerful El Nino ever recorded, the most devastating hurricane in two hundred years, the hottest European summer on record, and one of the worst storm seasons ever experienced in Florida. With one out of every five living things on this planet committed to extinction by the levels of greenhouse gases that will accumulate in the next few decades, we are reaching a global climatic tipping point. This is both an urgent warning and a call to arms, outlining the history of climate change, how it will unfold over the next century, and what we can do to prevent a cataclysmic future. Along with a riveting history of climate change, offers specific suggestions for action for both lawmakers and individuals, from investing in renewable power sources like wind, solar, and geothermal energy, to offering an action plan with steps each and every one of us can take right now to reduce deadly CO2 emissions by as much as 70 percent.

Chasing kangaroos : a continent, a scientist, and a search for the world's most extraordinary creature by Tim F Flannery ( Book )
8 editions published between 2004 and 2007 in English and held by 1,021 libraries worldwide
Conservationist Flannery draws on three decades of travel, research, and field work to craft a love letter to his native land and one of its most unique and beloved inhabitants: the kangaroo. Crisscrossing the continent, Flannery shows us how the destiny of this extraordinary creature is inseparable from the environment that created it. Along the way he uses encounters with ancient aboriginal cultures and eccentric fossil hunters, farmers and scientists, kangaroo advocates and kangaroo hunters, to explore how Australia's deserts and rainforests have shaped human responses to the continent--and how kangaroos have evolved to handle the resulting challenges. A synthesis of memoir, travel, natural history, and evolutionary science.--From publisher description.

The future eaters : an ecological history of the Australasian lands and people by Tim F Flannery ( Book )
18 editions published between 1994 and 2005 in English and held by 954 libraries worldwide
Since the first adventurer left the great Afro-Asian homeland to travel down the long chain of islands to Australasia, human beings have consumed resources they would need for their own future. The Future Eaters examines this trait.

Throwim way leg : tree-kangaroos, possums, and penis gourds--on the track of unknown mammals in wildest New Guinea by Tim F Flannery ( Book )
3 editions published in 1998 in English and held by 843 libraries worldwide
Tim Flannery is a scientist of international standing, a world expert on the fauna of New Guinea with twenty new species and seven books to his credit. In Throwim Way Leg, he takes us into the field and on an unforgettable journey into the heart of this mysterious and uncharted country. Flannery's scientific voyage leads him to places he never dreamed of: he camps among cannibals and befriends Femsep, a legendary warrior who led the slaughter of colonial whites decades before. He enters caves full of skeletons of long-extinct giant marsupials, scales mountains previously untouched by Europeans, and is nearly killed when tribespeople decide to take revenge for their prior mistreatment by his "clan" (wildlife scientists). And Flannery writes movingly of the fate of indigenous people in collision with the high-tech world of late-twentieth-century industry. In New Guinea pidgin, throwim way leg means to thrust out your leg on the first step of a long journey. Full of adventure, wit, and natural wonders, Flannery's narrative is just such a spectacular trip.

Here on earth : a natural history of the planet by Tim F Flannery ( Book )
3 editions published between 2010 and 2011 in English and held by 842 libraries worldwide
An explorer and environmentalist offers a natural history of the Earth as well as a biography of the human species.

Astonishing animals : extraordinary creatures and the fantastic worlds they inhabit by Tim F Flannery ( Book )
3 editions published in 2004 in English and held by 719 libraries worldwide
Superbly illustrated in lifelike full-color paintings, Astonishing Animals details ninety of the world's most amazing animals from around the world. In this book you will find the hairy seadevil, the spectacular Sulawesi naked bat, and, in the depths of the limestone caves in Slovenia, the olm, a pink, four-legged, sightless salamander that lives for a hundred years. In fascinating vignettes, Flannery offers the true evolutionary tale of how each of these bizarre creatures came to look the way they do. Alongside each historical account is a stunning hand-painted color reproduction by Schouten. Astonishing Animals is a remarkable collection of the world's most incredible creatures and the stories behind their remarkable survival into a modern age.