The heat is on -- Greenhouse Earth -- How it happened -- Carbon dioxide -- Case study: air travel -- Farming and working -- Changing the weather -- Melting ice -- Case study: Okjokull Glacier -- Impact on wildlife -- Case study: the Great Barrier Reef -- Impact on humans -- Case study: super typhoon Haiyan -- What can the world do? -- What can you do? -- Transport revolution -- Power sources -- Future farming -- Science solutions -- A cooler future -- Glossary -- Further information -- Index.
Summary:
From problems with agriculture to greenhouse gases released by the burning of fossil fuels, scientists know why Earth is heating up. But around the world, many leaders have been slow to make the changes needed to combat climate change. Many kids today are aware of the climate crisis, and this book takes them through the causes of it as well as examples--like wildfires and the melting polar ice--that show how a warmer world climate is harming Earth. Age-appropriate solutions are presented throughout the book, encouraging readers to take charge of the future of Earth in their own way.
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