Explores extreme weather, such as hurricanes, floods, droughts, and climate change, and discusses its impact on humans as well as efforts to protect the planet.
Provides information, photos, and hands-on activities to help students learn about glaciers, how they're changing, and what that might mean for the planet's future.
"In [this book, the] author . . . answers five key questions about climate change: What is climate change? What causes it? How do we know it's real? Does climate change cause extreme weather? And can we still prevent the worst impacts? Young readers are then taken on a global survey of recent weather disasters and learn how climate change can be linked to each one . . . breaks down the key adaptations that need to be implemented to prevent widespread disaster as well as the broader changes we need to make at both individual and governmental levels to mitigate the worst effects of a changing climate"--Provided by publisher.
"Explore[s] the history of extreme weather affecting the world today to understand how our changing climate is creating bigger, more destructive storms, the costly effect of these superstorms, and how to stay safe after a natural disaster"--Provided by publisher.
"Hot weather is getting hotter while hurricanes, droughts, floods, and forest fires are increasing in intensity. [This book] explores the science behind recent weather-related disasters and explains the role climate-changing emissions play in . . . record-shattering weather extremes"--Back cover.
"When many people hear the term climate change, they envision a few random changes in weather patterns that will not affect the planet and humanity until the end of the current century, or even later. This view is dead wrong. Earth's climate is now changing faster than at any point in the history of modern civilization, primarily as a result of human activities. Global climate change has already resulted in a wide range of impacts across every region of the country and many sectors of the economy that are expected to grow in the coming decades"--Provided by publisher.
"A historical account of extreme weather events and climate patterns, including human events leading up to observable changes, the people involved in studying trends, and the lingering aftermath"--Provided by publisher.
