| Description |
303 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Buzz about global warming -- Earth and the carbon connection: Earth's carbon cycle and you -- Ocean in the sky -- Greenhouse story -- Grand discovery -- Time's gateways -- Markers of change -- Energy blast from the past -- Endangered habitats: Unraveling world -- Peril at the poles -- Australia's great stumpy reef? -- Warning from the golden toad -- Liquid gold: changes in rainfall -- Weather gone wild -- Rising ocean -- Leveling the mountains -- What's to Come?: Model worlds -- Dangerous commitment -- Fleeing climate change -- Three tipping points -- Civilization: big city verses small town -- Ozone hole: a success story -- Kyoto protocol -- What to believe? -- Engineering solutions -- So what's the story with fuel? -- Soar with the wind-bask in the sun -- What about nuclear? -- Hybrids, miniCATs, and contrails -- We took action |
| Summary |
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, on Earth |
| Notes |
Adapted from: The weather makers / Tim Flannery |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-297) and index |
| Notes |
Accelerated Reader/Renaissance Learning UG 10.7 14 |
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A Junior Library Guild selection |
| Subject |
Climatic changes -- Juvenile literature.
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Climatology -- Observations -- Juvenile literature.
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Global warming -- Juvenile literature.
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Climatic changes.
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Climatology -- Observations.
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Global warming.
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| Author |
Flannery, Tim F. (Tim Fridtjof), 1956-
Weather makers
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| LC no. |
2008939840 |
| ISBN |
9780763636562 library binding recy. paper |
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0763636568 library binding recy. paper |
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9780763646561 paperback |
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0763646563 paperback |
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