Arcadia Public Library

"Bill Gates shares what he's learned in more than a decade of studying climate change and investing in innovations to address the problems, and sets out a vision for how the world can build the tools it needs to get to zero greenhouse gas emissions. Bill Gates explains why he cares so deeply about climate change and what makes him optimistic that the world can avoid the most dire effects of the climate crisis. Gates says, "We can work on a local,...

While there are many factors that contribute to global warming, the most notable factor is the emission of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. Learn about the sources of these gases, how they interact with the atmosphere, their effect on natural systems, and why controlling them is crucial to Earth's future.

Provides environmentally friendly science projects about the Earth's cycles.

Jahren, a geobiologist, has written an impassioned open letter to humanity as we stand at the crossroads of survival and extinction. Our enterprising spirit has tamed wild crops, cured diseases, and sent us to the moon-- but that spirit has created excesses that are quickly warming our planet to dangerous levels. Jahren takes us through the science behind the key inventions that, even as they help us, release untenable amounts of carbon dioxide into...