global warming

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global warming

Reducing your carbon footprint at school

2009
Explains global warming and offers suggestions of ways children can reduce their carbon footprint by living more sustainably while at school and how they can raise awareness.

Global warming

2008
Introduces low-reading-level students to the causes and effects of global warming including the impact of fossil fuels and greenhouse gases.

Global warming

a reference handbook
1993
Provides a historic look at our planet's evolving climate. Explores scientific opinions about the global warming controversy and provides a guide for futher investigation. Includes biographical information on notable scientists who have contributed to this field.

Our endangered atmosphere

global warming & the ozone layer
1987
A selection of articles provide a running debate on the issue of the greenhouse effect. Includes a study guide and student activities.

The last polar bear

2009
Tigluk and his grandmother find a young polar bear cub whose mother has died because of the changes brought about by global warming, and bring it back to their town where they can teach it how to survive in a changing world.

Safeguarding water and food supplies

2013
Describes how people are adapting to the increase in the need for safeguarding water and food supplies caused by global warming.

Climate change

2011
Authors explore multiple viewpoints on climate change, discussing reduction of greenhouse gases, the dangers of geo-engineering, the melting of glaciers, rising sea levels, droughts, hurricanes, floods, and more.

How should the world respond to global warming?

2010
Examines contrasting views on how the world should respond to global warming, discussing the origins of global warming, the scientific and political approaches to the problem, the response of both developing nations and world powers, and other related topics.

How serious a threat is climate change?

2011
Discusses the scientific evidence for climate change, what countries around the world are doing to combat it, and why some people are skeptical.

Global warming

2007
Contains twelve articles that provide opposing viewpoints on issues related to global warming, exploring questions of whether global warming is a serious problem, and the types of problems that might be caused by global warming.

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