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Climate change / author, John Woodward.
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.
Record details
- ISBN: 074403681X
- ISBN: 9780744036817
- Physical Description: 72 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 29 cm.
- Edition: Revised edition, American edition, New edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : DK Publishing, 2021.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | At head of title: Eyewitness. Includes index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | 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. |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 21.99 |
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| Subject: | Climatic changes > Juvenile literature. Global warming > Juvenile literature. Environmental protection > Juvenile literature. |
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Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Branch | J 363.73874 Woo 2021 | 31681020166328 | JNONFIC | Available | - |
- Penguin Putnam
Become an eyewitness to the worldâs climate emergency and learn what we can do about it.
Get the facts about how our planetâs climate is changing and what the consequences will be. This essential guide explores Earthâs climate, past and present, giving you the facts and figures behind one of todayâs most urgent issues, and investigates what we can all do to make a difference.
DK Eyewitness Climate Change explains why human activities are making the planet heat up âand how we know for sure that this is the case. This global warming book explores the effects of the changing climate, from more frequent hurricanes and wildfires to melting ice caps and rising sea levels. It shows how scientists predict how the climate will change in the future, and what actions we can all take to combat climate change.
Loved and trusted for over 30 years, Eyewitness has a new look and even more content:
⢠A bite-sized formula of text with images that kids love!
⢠Fully revised and fact-checked by subject specialists
⢠Packed with facts, infographics, statistics, and timelines
⢠Updated with brand new eyewitness accounts from experts in the field
Eyewitness Climate Change uses a groundbreaking visual layout that makes learning fun for kids aged 9-12. Packed with photographs, facts, and statistics that offer a unique "eyewitness" view of the dramatic changes that are affecting the weather, the environment, and the way we lead our lives.
Eyewitness content approved by -ologists!
DKâs Eyewitness kids books are updated and fact-checked by subject specialists, with brand new first-hand eyewitness accounts throughout from experts in the field.
A best-selling series known and trusted for generations, with a fresh new look and up-to-date content.
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