climatic changes

"Gives the complete picture of the single biggest issue facing our planet. ... lays out the facts and assesses the options - global and personal - for dealing with the threat of a warming world"--P. [4] of cover.

Rhyming text and photographs encourage children to protect the earth and understand their responsibility toward the planet.

Examines the reasons why the temperature of Earth is rising, discusses the effects of global warming, and looks at what can be done to reduce the consequences of climate change.

Discusses the environmental effects of the melting of the polar ice caps.

Examines global warming and the greenhouse effect, changes in earth's climate since its formation, the effects of these changes, and whether anything can be done to reverse them.

Presents an investigation of different types of storms, looking at what causes them, examining trends, and speculating upon how the Earth's climate and storms might change with global warming.

Describes how the world's oceans are changing and discusses how those changes will affect future climates and weather patterns.

Discusses past ice ages, explains how the world's oceans are changing, and predicts the course of future ice ages, describing the science behind such predictions.

Describes the factors which contribute to flooding and discusses how floods will affect Earth in the future.