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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Czerski, Helen, 1978- author.     Subjects     Ocean.     Physical oceanography.     Oceanography.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Czerski, Helen, 1978- author.       by title:      The blue machine : h...         MARC Display

The blue machine : how the ocean works / Helen Czerski. by Czerski, Helen, 1978- author. New York, NY : W. W. Norton & Company, 2023. Subjects Ocean.   Physical oceanography.   Oceanography. ISBN:  9781324006718 (hardcover) : 1324006714 (hardcover) Description:  446 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm Edition:  First American edition. Contents:  Introduction -- Part one: What is the blue machine? The nature of the sea -- The shape of seawater -- The anatomy of the ocean -- Part two: Travelling the blue machine. Messengers -- Passengers -- Voyagers -- Part three: The blue machine and us. Future. Requests:  0 Summary:  "All of Earth's oceans, from the equator to the poles, are a single engine powered by sunlight, driving huge flows of energy, water, life, and raw materials. In The Blue Machine, physicist and oceanographer Helen Czerski illustrates the mechanisms behind this defining feature of our planet, voyaging from the depths of the ocean floor to tropical coral reefs, estuaries that feed into shallow coastal seas, and Arctic ice floes. Through stories of history, culture, and animals, she explains how water temperature, salinity, gravity, and the movement of Earth's tectonic plates all interact in a complex dance, supporting life at the smallest scale--plankton--and the largest--giant sea turtles, whales, humankind. From the ancient Polynesians who navigated the Pacific by reading the waves, to permanent residents of the deep such as the Greenland shark that can live for hundreds of years, she introduces the messengers, passengers, and voyagers that rely on interlinked systems of vast currents, invisible ocean walls, and underwater waterfalls. Most important, however, Czerski reveals that while the ocean engine has sustained us for thousands of years, today it is faced with urgent threats. By understanding how the ocean works, and its essential role in our global system, we can learn how to protect our blue machine. Timely, elegant, and passionately argued, The Blue Machine presents a fresh perspective on what it means to be a citizen of an ocean planet"--   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status Due Date   Aina Haina Public Library Adult Nonfiction 551.46 Cz Checked In   Add Copy to MyList Hawaii State Library Business, Science & Technology 551.46 Cz Checked In   Add Copy to MyList Hilo Public Library Adult Nonfiction 551.46 Czerski Checked out 05/28/2024 Add Copy to MyList Kahuku P/S Library Adult Nonfiction 551.46 Cz Checked out 05/20/2024 Add Copy to MyList Kailua Public Library Adult New Books 551.46 Cz Checked out 05/09/2024 Add Copy to MyList Kihei Public Library Adult Nonfiction 551.46 Cz Checked In   Add Copy to MyList Koloa P/S Library Adult Nonfiction 551.46 Cz Checked In   Add Copy to MyList Lihue Public Library Adult New Books 551.46 Cz Checked out 05/16/2024 Add Copy to MyList North Kohala Public Library Adult Nonfiction 551.46 Cz Checked out 05/20/2024 Add Copy to MyList Nanakuli Public Library Adult New Books 551.46 Cz Checked In   Add Copy to MyList

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