Ice ages of the past and the future
By: Karen Donnelly
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Earth's changing weather and climate
Publisher: PowerKids Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 24
ISBN-13: 9780823962198
Subjects: Juvenile literature; Global warming; Glacial epoch
Description: Decribes glaciers and how they affect changes in climate, both past and future.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Amazing glaciers; title: What is an ice age?; title: The earth's orbit; title: The Milankovitch theory; title: Why are orbit cycles important?; title: Temperatures on the rise; title: Humans and global warming; title: Climate history; title: The earth's frozen past; title: The land tells a story.