climate change

Told in alternating voices, twelve-year-old Sami, from a village along the Bay of Bengal, and fourteen-year-old Yuki, from Northern Canada, strive to protect their homes from the encroaching damage brought on by climate change.

"Why should you care about climate change? Weather affects your everyday life and climate change can have major impacts. Discover how scientists study climate change, what current research shows, and what you can do to reverse its effects"--Provided by publisher.

Fifteen-year-old Ash has never felt like they fit in, and the only person who ever really understood them was their Grandpa Edwin, but ever since his death, things have only gotten worse. Their parents haven't fully accepted their name change and newly shorn hair, and Ash is deeply concerned about the climate crisis that no one else seems to care about. So when Ash learns their family is planning on selling Grandpa Edwin's old ranch, they come up with a plan to find Grandpa's secret cabin in the woods and stay there forever. With their dog, Chase, Ash sets out into the California wilderness to find the cabin and learns to live off the land, but when a wildfire threatens their safety, Ash must make an impossible decision.

Describes current fisheries failings, and provides recommendations for more sustainable practices (e.g., food and livelihood security, interdisciplinary approaches, ecosystem-based and community-based management, governance reforms, reduced capacity, and accountability.

Explains the science behind climate change.

Explores the future of farming on a global scale, including the environmental, political, social, and economic implications of farming.

Explores perspectives on the social, political, and environment issue facing the world on understanding renewable energy.

Did you know that water shapes the Earth slowly? Water wears away rocks and soil as it flows over the land. Learn more about water.

Recreates a volcanic eruption on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, describing how the impact harmed the people of the island and led to gas, ash, and debris forming a shield in the atmosphere which caused the temperature on Earth to drop.

Examines a variety of man-made and natural disasters, their causes, and the ways in which people have rebuilt and recovered in the aftermath.