Book

Climate change / author, John Woodward.

Woodward, John, 1954- (author.).

Summary:

"Eyewitness Climate Change explains why human activities are making the planet heat up--and how we know for sure that this is the case. The book explores the effects of the changing climate, from more frequent hurricanes and wildfires to melting ice caps and rising sea levels. It shows how scientists predict how the climate will change in the future and what actions we can all take to combat climate change"--Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9780744036817
ISBN: 074403681X
ISBN: 9780744039061
ISBN: 0744039061
Physical Description: 72 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 29 cm
Edition: New edition.
Publisher: New York, NY : DK Publishing, 2021.
Copyright: ©2021

Content descriptions

General Note:

Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Earth's climate -- The greenhouse effect -- Checks and balances -- Natural climate change -- Human impact -- Burning the forests -- Fossil fuels -- Our carbon culture -- Adding to the problem -- Heatwaves and droughts -- Melting ice -- Warming oceans -- Oceanic research -- Living with the heat -- Plight of the polar bear -- Climate models -- This century -- What scares the scientists? -- Who is most vulnerable? -- Adapting to climate change -- Combating climate change -- Cutting the carbon -- Nuclear power -- Renewable enery -- Power for the people -- Energy efficiency -- Green transport -- Your carbon footprint -- Greenhouse-gas producers.