Global warming
Series: Think green
Publisher: Saddleback Educational Publishing
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Irvine, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 64
ISBN-13: 9781599053493; 9781599054766; 9781599054490
Subjects: Global warming; Juvenile literature; Atmospheric Greenhouse effect; Plants; Effect of global warming on
Description: Discusses the problems posed by global warming and what can be done to mitigate its effects.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Global warming: an introduction; title: Earth is getting hotter; title: The greenhouse effect; title: Greenhouse gases; title: Ozone layer depletion; title: The carbon cycle; title: The Kyoto Protocol; title: Climate change; title: Severe weather; title: Heat waves; title: Earlier spring; title: Heavy rain; title: Heat harms the atmosphere; title: Heat increases hurricane strength; title: Arctic ice melting; title: Worldwide pollution; title: Air pollution; title: Liquid petroleum gas; title: Public transportation; title: Permafrost; title: Green homes; title: Collaborative housing; title: Deforestation and altering the carbon balance; title: Fossil fuels; title: Ocean acidification; title: Population shifts of plants and animals; title: Fire; title: CFLs; title: Indoor air pollution; title: Facts and figures.