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Title Statement | Climate change / author, John Woodward. |
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Alternative Title(s) | Eyewitness climate change |
Series | DK eyewitness books |
Author | Woodward, John, 1954- |
Publication | New York, NY: DK Publishing,2021. |
Edition | Revised edition, American edition, New edition. |
Extent of Item | 72 pages |
ISBN | 9780744036817 074403681X |
Other Number | 4089608 |
General Notes | Includes index. At head of title: Eyewitness. |
Contents | Earth's climate -- The greenhouse effect -- Checks and balances -- Natural climate change -- Human impact -- Burning the forests -- Fossil fuels -- Our carbon culture -- Adding to the problem -- Heatwaves and droughts -- Melting ice -- Warming oceans -- Oceanic research -- Living with the heat -- Plight of the polar bear -- Climate models -- This century -- What scares the scientists? -- Who is most vulnerable? -- Adapting to climate change -- Combating climate change -- Cutting the carbon -- Nuclear power -- Renewable energy -- Power for the people -- Energy efficiency -- Green transport -- Your carbon footprint -- Greenhouse-gas producers. |
Summary | Explains why human activities are making the planet heat up--and how we know for sure that this is the case. Explores the effects of the changing climate, from more frequent hurricanes and wildfires to melting ice caps and rising sea levels. Shows how scientists predict how the climate will change in the future and what actions we can all take to combat climate change. |
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By Topic | Environmental protection--Juvenile literature |
Global warming--Juvenile literature | |
Climatic changes--Juvenile literature |