BIBFRAME Work

Title

Megalodons, mermaids, and climate change

Type

• Monograph
• Text

Contribution

• Jones, David (Meteorologist) (author )
• Prager, Ellen J. (author )

Subject

• Ocean--Popular works (LCSH)
• Ocean--Miscellanea (LCSH)
• Atmosphere--Miscellanea (LCSH)
• Atmosphere--Popular works (LCSH)
• Climatic changes--Popular works (LCSH)

Genre Form

• Trivia and miscellanea (LCGFT)

Language

• eng

Illustrative Content

• illustrations

Classification

• DDC: 551.46 (Assigner: dlc)
• LCC: GC21 .P69 2024 (Assigner: dlc) (Status: uba)

Content

• text

Supplementary content

• bibliography
• index

Summary

"From mythical marine creatures to wacky weather questions, marine scientist Ellen Prager and meteorologist Dave Jones have spent years responding to oft-repeated misinformation and misunderstandings about the ocean and atmosphere. Their colleagues get many of the same questions, time after time. (Should you pee on a jellyfish sting? Do Megalodons still exist? What about mermaids? Can a person be swallowed by a whale? Why is my local forecast for rain wrong all the time?) In this book, the authors use humor, storytelling, and their personal experiences to showcase science misunderstandings related to topics in their fields of expertise: the ocean, marine life, weather, and climate change. In each topical chapter, the authors will present and answer frequently asked and often wacky questions and include additional and relevant information about the subject matter. For example, is the Bermuda Triangle supernatural? Does climate change cause hurricanes? The chapters increase in complexity over the course of the book, from simple yes/no questions (Are mermaids real?) to the very complex topic of climate change. Concluding chapters explore where ocean and climate misinformation originates and how to find trusted sources of information and data in these areas"-- Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents

The Deep Vast Sea -- Dangerous Marine Life -- Jellyfish -- Other Sea Creatures -- Coral Reefs -- Supernatural, Suspicious, or Science -- Lightning -- Hurricanes -- Weather Forecasting and Extreme Events -- Climate Change -- The Sun -- Information Mixology -- Show Us the Data -- Questions Anyone? Anyone?

Authorized Access Point

Prager, Ellen J. Megalodons, mermaids, and climate change

Admin Metadata

• Date: 2026-09-11T20:11:26.948885+00:00
• Agent: cbc
• Status: c
• Derived from: 23710565

Admin Metadata

• Date: 2026-09-11
• Cataloger id: Unknown
• Description level: bibframe-2-6-0
• Description language: eng
• Description authentication: pcc