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21) Global warming
Author
Publisher
World Almanac Library
Pub. Date
[2007]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 9 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Describes the problems posed by global warming, its causes, and how alternatives must be found to the fossil fuels that contribute to this problem.
22) Global warming
Author
Series
Publisher
ABDO Pub
Pub. Date
[2008]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 9.4 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
This book examines the critical debates on global warming, presents data showing Earth is becoming warmer, and offers suggestions for slowing or reducing global warming.
Author
Publisher
SeaStar Books
Pub. Date
[2001]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Examines the greenhouse effect, focusing on its complex causes; potential impact on global weather, ecology, and economy; and possible solutions to this potential worldwide disaster.
Author
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In its 2001 report on global climate, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change of the United Nations prominently featured the 'hockey stick,' a chart showing global temperature data over the past one thousand years. The hockey stick demonstrated that temperature had risen with the increase in industrialization and use of fossil fuels. The inescapable conclusion was that worldwide human activity since the industrial age had raised CO2 levels,...
Author
Publisher
Rodale Books
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power is a daring call to action, exposing the reality of how humankind has aided in the destruction of our planet and groundbreaking information on what you can do now.Vice President Al Gore, a leading expert in climate change, combines cutting-edge research from top scientists around the world with photos, personal anecdotes, and observations to document the fast pace and wide scope of global warming. He presents,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Presents an overview of climate change, discussing if humans are at fault for the rapidly warming Earth, and describes why climate change has recently become a political issue.
27) Global warming
Author
Series
Publisher
Collins
Pub. Date
[2010]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Provides an introduction to the causes and effects of global warming and climate change.
29) Solar
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the Booker Prize winner and bestselling author of Atonement, this “totally gripping and entirely hilarious” novel (The Wall Street Journal) traces the arc of a Nobel Prize-winning physicist’s ambitions and self-deception.
Dr. Michael Beard’s best work is behind him. Trading on his reputation, he speaks for enormous fees, lends his name to the letterheads of renowned...
Dr. Michael Beard’s best work is behind him. Trading on his reputation, he speaks for enormous fees, lends his name to the letterheads of renowned...
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2008]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Join scientists, from around the globe, as they use modern technology to study extreme weather, both past and present, in hopes of predicting how climate change will affect our future.
Author
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Regeneration is a response to the urgency of the climate crisis, a what-to-do manual for all levels of society, from individuals to national governments and everything and everyone in between. This four-color illustrated work describes a system of interlocking initiatives that aim to stem the climate crisis in one generation"--
Author
Publisher
Liveright Pub. Corporation
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
"The Drowned World imagines a terrifying world in which global warming has melted the ice caps and primordial jungles have overrun a tropical London. Set during the year 2145, this novel follows biologist Dr. Robert Kearns and his team of scientists as they confront a cityscape in which nature is on the rampage and giant lizards, dragonflies, and insects fiercely compete for domination."--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Dawn Publications
Pub. Date
[2008]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.4 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
"This volume describes where scientists look to find evidence of climate change--from changes in bird migration patterns and fruit blossom dates, to obtaining tree rings and mud cores--and especially how students and other citizen-scientists are assisting to monitor climate change, as well as what can be done to mitigate global warming"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Big Kid Science
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Diego daydreams of being a wizard with magical powers. He imagines using these powers to make the world a better place, and in particular to fight global warming. But when he snaps out of his daydreaming and remembers that he can't really do magic, he wonders whether there is anything he can do in real life to help save the world. As the book draws to a close, he walks past a mirror--and in the reflection, he sees that he has become a wizard after...
38) Global warming
Author
Publisher
Heinemann Library
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
Explains what global warming is, discusses the causes and consequences of global warming, and looks at what can be done to slow its progress.
39) Censoring science: inside the political attack on Dr. James Hansen and the truth of global warming
Author
Publisher
Dutton
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Documents the Bush administration's censorship of a climatologist whose work demonstrated the dangers of global warming, in an account that explains the scientific principles behind global warming and identifies ways to prevent an environmental disaster.
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