climatic factors

"Seaweed is one of nature's best friends. Why? It helps support a healthy environment. And, believe it or not, it also benefits people. For example, seaweed removes toxins from the water. It creates oxygen and absorbs greenhouse gases to fight climate change. Seaweed is also used to make food and other products. Look inside to learn all about seaweed, how it grows, and its many incredible uses!"--Provided by publisher.

"For the last fifty years, the trees of the boreal forest have been moving north. . . takes us along this critical frontier of our warming planet from Norway to Siberia, Alaska to Greenland, to meet the scientists, residents and trees confronting huge geological changes. Only the hardest species survive at these latitudes including the ice-loving Dahurian larch of Siberia, the antiseptic Spruce that purifies our atmosphere, the Downy birch conquering Scandinavia, the healing Balsam poplar that Native Americans use as a cure-all and the noble Scots Pine that lives longer when surrounded by its family. It is a journey of wonder and awe at the incredible creativity and resilience of these species and the mysterious workings of the forest upon which we rely for the air we breathe. Blending reportage with the latest science . . . a story of what might soon be the last forest left and what that means for the future of all life on earth"--Provided by publisher.

"An exploration of seaweed's role in marine ecosystems and climate change solutions"--Provided by the publisher.

Ally goes on an adventure with her mother and grandmother in the rain and sees many interesting things, but the best is when they come upon the "toad detour".

Examines the threat of climate change on human civilization with a focus on natural disasters, famine, and the loss of biodiversity.

"Five . . . unbroken forests remain on Earth: the Taiga, extending from the Pacific Ocean across all of Russia and far-northern Europe; the North American boreal, ranging from Alaska's Bering seacoast to Canada's Atlantic coast; the Amazon, covering almost the entirety of South America's bulge; the Congo, occupying Africa's wet equatorial middle and parts of six nations; and the island forest of New Guinea, twice the size of California. These megaforests are vital to preserving global biodiversity, thousands of cultures, and a stable climate, economist John W. Reid and . . . biologist Thomas E. Lovejoy argue convincingly in [this book]. Megaforests serve an essential role in decarbonizing the atmosphere, and saving them constitutes the fastest, most affordable way to start addressing our planet's most formidable ongoing crisis. [This book] offers practical solutions--from supporting Indigenous forest stewards to planning smarter roads--in a . . . call to action for the planet"--Provided by publisher.

"Planet Earth is warming, causing climates to change. In [this book], learn how climate change affects Earth's many biomes -- for example, its deserts, forests, and tundra. Such biomes exist under only certain climate conditions." -- Back cover.

"[A] study of wildlife, examining the causes and effects of the ongoing extinction crisis, as well as what people can do to protect, preserve, and propagate species that contribute to Earth's valuable biodiversity"--Provided by publisher.

"Learn about how scientists have predicted the way diseases will evolve and effect our world in the future"-- Provided by publisher.

Simple text and color photographs introduce the plants and animals that live in wetlands.