global warming

Examines the causes and effects of climate change and discusses how people and animals are dealing with a warmer planet.

"Team up with Max Axiom to learn all about global warming and its effects on the Earth. From melting glaciers to wacky weather patterns, heating up our planet wreaks havoc on its resources and inhabitants. Young readers will understand global warming and harness the power to help make a difference!"--Provided by publisher.

Middle school readers will discover all the challenges in food and water production that humans face today, and learn about global efforts to battle the threat of food shortages.

2084: Global warming has proven worse than even the direst predictions scientists had made at the turn of the century. No country, and no one, has remained unscathed. Through interviews with scientists, political leaders, and citizens around the globe, this riveting oral history describes in graphic detail the irreversible effects the Great Warming has had on humankind and the planet.

"[Readers are invited to] follow in the footsteps of the Swedish teenage activist and Nobel Peace Prize candidate [Greta Thunberg] . . . and join the global mission to save our planet from climate change . . . [This book] sets out the basic ideas required to understand climate change, explained in a scientific and accessible way and drawn from . . . authoritative sources"--Provided by publisher.

A collection of articles that examine the issue of adapting to climate change.

Discusses climate change and its effect on the environment, and how these environmental changes affect various animals.

Former vice president Al Gore helps children understand the underlying causes of the climate crisis that is threatening the global environment at the start of the twenty-first century and explains what they can do to help reverse the damage.

"Car, train, ship or aeroplane--which form of transport is most harmful to the atmosphere? What do farming techniques such as agrochemicals do? What is 'acid rain' and what are effects of it? This book takes a look at the impact that our modern world is having on our surrounding environment, from our use of fossil fuels and our increase in global food production and building work, to the rise in our transport production. Discover what steps scientists and engineers, and even ordinary people, are taking to develop sustainable solutions to these problems, from replastering festivals to buildings bound together using horse hair!"--Provided by the publisher.

An adaptation of the book in which former Vice President Al Gore examines the climate crisis that is threatening the future of the planet, describes what the world's governments are doing to correct the problem, and explains why the problem should be taken more seriously. Includes photographs, maps, and graphs.