02905cam a2200493 i 4500 451134334 TxAuBib 20201123120000.0 201123s2020||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u TxAuBib rda National Geographic December 2020 : VOL. 238 NO. 6. Saving the Great Lakes: The irreplaceable, fragile ecosystem holds six quadrillion gallons of freshwater that our planet needs to survive.. December 2020. Washington, D.C. : National Geographic Society, 2020. 142 p. : col. ill., PB ; 26 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier sti rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier National Geographic Contents: As seen from the ground -- Celebrating in the Pandemic -- Saber-toothed giant -- Color Chemistry -- The State of Women -- So great, so fragile -- The World's lullabies -- Arctic dreaming -- Bites that kill -- Also: Undersea Diversity -- Bubble pollination -- Crowns of flowers -- A World of Lucky Charms. A Storm moves over Lake Michigan in this view from the Empire Bluff Trail in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, near Empire, Michigan. Lockdowns limit togetherness. But the holidays' love and light are still within reach. We know more about its bite and its build, thanks to new studies. From black hole black to hotter than hot pink, scientists make color visible in new ways. A New index shows that the well being of U.S. women varies widely from state to state. The Great Lakes hold 84 percent of North America's surface freshwater and helped make the United States an agricultural and industrial powerhouse. But now climate change, pollution, and invasive species threaten what may be the continent's most valuable resource. Songs that soothe little ones to sleep also reflect grown ups hopes and fears. In Russia's far north, a native returns to the memories and colors of the long polar night. As many as 138,000 people die each year from snakebites and another 400,000 are permanently disables, says the World Health Organization. It has become a health crisis in sub- Saharan Africa, where getting treatment can be difficult and antivenoms are in short supply. 20201123. Arctic. Antivenom Shortage. Antivenom Africa. Color Chemistry. Well Being Women. Sabertooth. Great Lakes. Great Lakes. Water Resources. National Geographic. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/ TXING