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Author
Series
Publisher
Rourke Educational Media
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
From basic information about air pressure to cloud formations, this book goes on to explain violent weather conditions and how to prepare for them. It also discusses the Earth's changing weather patterns and climates and what role we play in those changes.
2) Thin ice
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
In recent years climate science has come under increasing attack, so concerned geologist Simon Lamb grabbed his camera and set out to explore the inside story of climate research. For over three years he followed scientists from a wide range of disciplines at work in the Arctic, Antarctic, Southern Ocean, New Zealand, Europe and the United States. They talk about their work, their hopes and fears with a rare candor and directness, resulting in an...
Author
Publisher
Facts on File
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
A study of global warming, discussing the elements of Earth's climate system, the carbon cycle, plate tectonics, the flow of energy, planetary and global motions in the atmosphere, local motions in the atmosphere, ocean currents, the global warming issue, and what global warming means for the future.
Author
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Formats
Description
Jaden's summer visit with her meteorologist father, who has just returned from spending four years in Russia conducting weather experiments not permitted in the United States, fills her with apprehension and fear as she discovers that living at her father's planned community, Placid Meadows, is anything but placid.
Author
Publisher
Capstone
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Explores the characteristics of land and weather in temperate climates, and how plants, animals and people have adapted to life in temperate regions, covering the effects of climate change and other developments.
11) Revolution
Publisher
The Video Project
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
In this multi-award-winning film, Rob Stewart embarks on a global journey to uncover the grave dangers threatening the world's oceans -- and ultimately, humanity -- as well as to learn what it will take to reverse the challenges to life on earth. From the coral reefs in Papua New Guinea to the rainforests of Madagascar, Stewart's travels reveal that our fate is tied to even the smallest of creatures. Stunning scenes of underwater sea life bring viewers...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
The krill is gone: shows us how burning fossil fuels is impacting the world's fragile underwater ecosystems. 3 mins. Trees: a comic warning about the devastating effects of clear-cutting our rainforests. 2 mins. Green graphics: 8 Vignettes by Pascal Campion illustrating tips for reducing one's carbon footprint. 8 mins. Includes a short teaching module on Climate science for middle school. 8 mins.
Author
Publisher
ECW
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
We live at the bottom of an ocean of air -- 5,200 million million tons, to be exact. It sounds like a lot, but Earth's atmosphere is smeared onto its surface in an alarmingly thin layer -- 99 percent contained within 18 miles. Yet, within this fragile margin lies a magnificent realm -- at once gorgeous, terrifying, capricious, and elusive. With his keen eye for identifying and uniting seemingly unrelated events, Christopher Dewdney reveals to us the...
15) Global warming
Author
Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
Discusses scientific evidence that indicates Earth's heat is increasing and the consequences of that warming trend to life, agriculture, and lands.
Author
Series
Publisher
Chelsea House
Pub. Date
©2008
Language
English
Description
Discusses how human-related activities are contributing to the warming of the Earth's climate, describes the effects of climate change on people and the environment, and outlines measures that can be taken to help manage the problem.
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Examines what is known about weather--storms, predictions, climate, and other characteristics--and how different the facts are from what scientists, from ancient Sumerians to the recent past, believed to be true."--
19) Polar climates
Author
Publisher
Capstone
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Explores the characteristics of land and weather in polar climates, and how plants, animals and people have adapted to life in polar regions, covering the effects of climate change and other developments.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 10.7 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
First published for an adult readership, The Weather Makers got kudos for its solid science and powerful message. Now this accessible edition speaks directly to young adults, offering a clear look at the history of climate change, how matters will unfold over the next century, and what we can do to prevent a cataclysmic future. Newly featured are twenty-five practical tips for living a greener lifestyle--at home, in school, in the community, and ultimately,...
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