global warming

Discussion of issues connected to global warming, such as the disappearance of wildlife habitat, the initiation and observance of Earth Day, and types of alternative and sustainable energy available for people to use and develop.

Discusses the effects of the increase in human population since the Industrial Revolution on the nitrogen cycle, looks at the impact of rising nitrogen levels on global climate, and suggests ways the problem might be addressed in the future.

Examines the evidence concerning the reduction of ice on the Antarctic continent and the major effects on coastal cities due to rising sea levels.

Provides information about global warming which is aimed at helping students determine fact from fiction in relation to the phenomenon, and includes suggestions for ways readers can help prevent global temperature change.

Contains sixteen articles that provide a variety of perspectives on issues related to greenhouses gases, debating the source of the gases, their role in global warming, their impact on the environment, whether they should be reduced, and the findings of the scientific community.

Examines the debate over the issue of global warming, describes some of the physical and chemical processes that make Earth a habitable planet, and discusses how the interplay among those processes determines Earth's response to various atmospheric disturbances.

In rhyming text, Eco-Pig explains what global warming does to the earth and how everyone can help.

Describes the basics of ecology, including food chains, habitats, and ecosystems.

Examines the current state of the environment and the lack of progress in stopping climate change. Discusses why efforts to stop global warming have failed, and argues for a new energy policy that includes ending the use of coal, carbon pricing, and new technologies.