Book

Climate change / author, John Woodward.

Woodward, John, 1954- (Author).

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.

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