What Are Global Warming and Climate Change?
by McCutcheon, ChuckFormat: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2010-04-30
Publisher(s): Univ of New Mexico Pr
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Summary
May be you have seen pictures of polar bears or other animals stranded atop floating chunks of melting ice. Perhaps you have heard about or lived through extreme weather-hurricanes, floods, water shortages, heat waves, or electricity blackouts.
Author Biography
Chuck McCutcheon is an award-winning journalist and author living and working in Washington, D.C. He is the author of Nuclear Reactions (UNMP),a history of the world's first radioactive waste dump.
Table of Contents
| Acknowledgments | p. ix |
| Introduction: What's This Book About? | p. 1 |
| What Is Climate, Anyway? | p. 11 |
| What's the Greenhouse Effect? | p. 21 |
| Activity: The Greenhouse Effect in a Jar | p. 28 |
| How Are People Affecting the Climate? | p. 29 |
| Activity: Calculating Greenhouse Gas Emissions | p. 40 |
| What Could Happen If Global Warming Doesn't Stop? | p. 41 |
| Activity: How Will Your Area Be Affected By Global Warming? | p. 60 |
| What Are Politicians Doing About Global Warming? | p. 61 |
| Sidebar: Talking to Politicians about Climate Change | p. 68 |
| Activity: Become a Movie Critic for Global Warming | p. 72 |
| What Are People Doing About Climate Change? | p. 73 |
| Sidebar: Stealing Carbon Dioxide from the Air | p. 82 |
| What can I do about Climate Change? | p. 85 |
| Sidebar: Spreading the Message of Change | p. 90 |
| Activity: Learning More about Global Warming and Climate Change in School | p. 94 |
| Glossary | p. 95 |
| Illustration Credits | p. 99 |
| Index | p. 101 |
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