The Extreme Weather and Rising Seas (a True Book: Understanding Climate Change) - Karina Hamalainen

Descriere The Extreme Weather and Rising Seas (a True Book: Understanding Climate Change) - Karina Hamalainen

\nWhat is the difference between climate and weather? How does ice melting at the South Pole affect sea levels thousands of miles away? \n \nThis book explains how climate change contributes to rising sea levels and hazards such as heat waves, droughts, and extra-powerful storms. Learn how scientists analyze these extreme events and predict how they might change in the future. \nGlaciers are melting. Summers are heating up. Sea levels are on the rise. Climate change is affecting every corner of our planet - and it's the subject of a lot of concern, activism, and debate. STEM meets current events in this new A True Book set that offers readers the chance to learn about the causes and effects of climate change, as well as how people around the world are reacting to it. Students will read about the history and scope of the problem, analyze the same kinds of evidence that scientists do, and come away with tools that will help them respond to this pressing global issue. \n \nThis series covers Next Generation Science Standards core ideas including Weather and Climate, Human Impacts on Earth Systems, Conservation of Energy and Energy Transfer, and Biodiversity and Humans.\n

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C. Press/f. Watts Trade

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ENSTK

EAN / GTIN

9780531133774

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1

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