climatology

A grandmother explains to her granddaughter how the arrival of winter brings changes in nature and the earth's creatures, and how the return of spring and summer will bring more changes.

Looks at how human activities have affected Earth's environment over the course of the twentieth century, discussing climate, global warming, deforestation, endangered species, environmental pollution, and other topics, and explores the need to establish new policies and practices for interacting with and using natural resources.

Examines the scientific processes that create climate and weather and looks at their impact on human life, discussing weather extremes, air masses and weather patterns, climate change, the Earth and sun, and cyclones, hurricanes, and tornadoes. Includes cumulative indexes, sidebars, illustrations, and glossaries.

In graphic novel format looks at climate and biomes.

"Welcome to Earth's atmosphere, where all weather happens! With . . . photos of Earth's wildest weather, easy at-home experiments, and fun activities, this is the only guide kids need on their journey of learning about precipitation, lightning, thunder, tornadoes, and so much more"--Back cover.

"Each area of the world has a different climate and experiences different weather. For example, weather and climate are different in mountainous regions than in prairies. In the same region, it might be raining in one town but be clear and sunny in the next town over. This book explores just how different the weather can be from one place to another. It also exposes how weather affects the lives of people in different regions around the world"--Publisher.

"Simple text and full-color photography introduce beginning readers to climate scientists." --.

Simple text and photographs introduce weather patterns, discussing what they are and the different kinds. Includes a related activity.

The terrifying effects of a warming planet are impossible to ignore, but sometimes it's hard to pick through the facts and to understand exactly what's happening and how. This book of infographics illuminates the realities of climate change in hard numbers, digestible data and vivid visualizations. How will rising sea levels affect us? What is the impact of meat on the planet? What industries create the most emissions? How do renewable energies compare to one another? What are the most effective things we as individuals can do to help the planet? Without sugar-coating or fear-mongering, this is a book that conveniently unpacks inconvenient truths in a way that is accessible to readers young and old.