Arctic thaw
Subtitle: climate change and the global race for energy resources
By: Stephanie Sammartino McPherson
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 64
ISBN-13: 9781467720434
Copyright date: 2015
Subjects: Power resources; Energy resources; International relations; Natural resources; Juvenile literature; Economic development; Global warming; Economic policy; International economic relations; Political aspects; Economic aspects
Description: Describes how global warming has made the Arctic's oil, gas, natural resources, and minerals more accessible and how competition between nations and corporate interests for control of the resources is endangering the Arctic's fragile ecosystems. --Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 59-60) and index.

Reading Counts RC 6-8 12.4 64135.

Accelerated Reader AR 8.0 2.0 166983.
Table of contents: title: Treasure trove at the top of the world; title: Shortcuts through the ice; title: Staking claims; title: High hopes and harsh realities; title: "Ours is the challenge"; title: Spotlight on Greenland; title: Exploring alternatives.