What We Are Reading Today: ‘Europe’s Alpine Flowers’ by Bob Gibbons

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Updated 08 December 2024
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What We Are Reading Today: ‘Europe’s Alpine Flowers’ by Bob Gibbons

“Europe’s Alpine Flowers” covers the flowering plants and conifers that occur regularly on mountains and in Arctic areas north of a line that runs from the Pyrenees to Southern Romania. 

For many botanists—and gardeners—the alpine flora is the best it gets. There are many species adapted to a harsh climate of extreme winter cold and strong winds, including some of our most beautiful rock plants, such as gentians, saxifrages, and crocuses. 

These also include subtle and rare flowers that require care to discover and identify.


What We Are Reading Today: ‘Climate Dynamics’

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Updated 21 February 2026
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What We Are Reading Today: ‘Climate Dynamics’

  • This second edition includes updated and expanded information on hydrology, the cryosphere, observed contemporary climate change, and climate prediction

Author: KERRY H. COOK 

“Climate Dynamics” provides an essential foundation in the physical understanding of Earth’s climate system. Assuming no previous introduction to the climate system, the book is designed for all science, math, and engineering students at the advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate levels. 
This second edition includes updated and expanded information on hydrology, the cryosphere, observed contemporary climate change, and climate prediction. In addition, the illustrations are expanded and now in full color.