DK Eyewitness Books: Climate Change : Discover How Global Warming Is Changing Our Planet, and What We Can Do to Fight Back

the Most Trusted Nonfiction Series On The Market, Eyewitness Books Provide An In-depth, Comprehensive Look At Their Subjects With A Unique Integration Of Words And Pictures. An In-depth Look At The Phenomenon Of Global Warming--what's Causing It, What It Might Lead To, And What We Can Do To Fight Back. Preliminaries......Page 1 Contents......Page 6 Earth’s climate......Page 7 The greenhouse effect......Page 9 The carbon cycle......Page 11 Checks and balances......Page 13 The human impact......Page 17 Burning the forests......Page 19 Fosil fuels......Page 21 Our carbon culture......Page 23 Adding to the problem......Page 25 Heatwaves and droughts......Page 27 Melting ice......Page 29 Warming oceans......Page 31 Oceanic research......Page 33 Living with the heat......Page 35 Plight of the polar bear......Page 37 Predicting future climates......Page 39 The next century......Page 41 What scares the scientists?......Page 43 Climate change and society......Page 45 Adapting to climate change......Page 47 Combating climate change......Page 49 Cutting the carbon......Page 51 Nuclear power......Page 53 Renewable energy......Page 55 Power for the people......Page 57 Energy efficiency......Page 59 Green transportation......Page 61 Your carbon footprint......Page 63 Greenhouse gas producers......Page 65 Timeline......Page 67 Find out more......Page 70 Glossary......Page 71 Index......Page 73 Preliminaries 1 Contents 6 Earth鈥檚 climate 7 The greenhouse effect 9 The carbon cycle 11 Checks and balances 13 Natural climate change 17 The human impact 17 Burning the forests 19 Fosil fuels 21 Our carbon culture 23 Adding to the problem 25 Heatwaves and droughts 27 Melting ice 29 Warming oceans 31 Oceanic research 33 Living with the heat 35 Plight of the polar bear 37 Predicting future climates 39 The next century 41 What scares the scientists? 43 Climate change and society 45 Adapting to climate change 47 Combating climate change 49 Cutting the carbon 51 Nuclear power 53 Renewable energy 55 Power for the people 57 Energy efficiency 59 Green transportation 61 Your carbon footprint 63 Greenhouse gas producers 65 Timeline 67 Find out more 70 Glossary 71 Index 73 A timely addition to the long-running Eyewitness series for readers aged 9 +, this book is the perfect introduction to the single biggest issue facing our planet. It presents the latest scientific evidence and debate on the symptoms, causes, and solutions of climate change – cutting through the jargon and empowering the next generation. The world's most trusted nonfiction series is now available with a CD of clipart included in the hardcover edition that compliments a fact-filled title full of spectacular photographs and illustrations. Discusses the causes and effects of climate change and global warming and what can be done to mitigate their effects. "Discover how global warming is changing our planet, and what we can do to fight back."--Cover.