Earth's climate change : carbon dioxide overload (Next Generation Energy) by Bow, James

Earth's climate change : carbon dioxide overload (Next Generation Energy)
by Bow, James

(#0775JW2)

Hardcover (library binding) Crabtree Publishing Company, 2016

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Description: 32 pages : illustrations (chiefly color); 28 cm.
Dewey: 363.738; Audience: Middle School; Reading Level: 7.3
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Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.;What is global climate change? -- The greenhouse effect -- Energy and climate change -- A history of climate change -- Climate change -- Using energy in the past -- The industrial revolution -- The agricultural revolution -- The developing world -- Fixing the carbon problem -- Life without coal and oil? -- We have succeeded before -- Power up! "We live in an energy-rich age, in which we can turn on a light with the flick of a switch or drive anywhere by turning a key. But, our vehicles, factories, and power stations, which create the electricity needed to light and heat our buildings, pump carbon dioxide into Earth's atmosphere. Carbon dioxide overload from these human activities is making our planet hotter and hotter--and is causing the Earth's climate to change. Find out what scientists are doing to find sustainable new forms of energy that will secure our planet's future."--Provided by publisher.

From the Publisher

We live in an energy-rich age, in which we can turn on a light with the flick of a switch or drive anywhere by turning a key. But, our vehicles, factories, and power stations, which create the electricity needed to light and heat our buildings, pump carbon dioxide into Earth's atmosphere. Carbon dioxide overload from these human activities is making our planet hotter and hotter--and is causing the Earth's climate to change. Find out what scientists are doing to find sustainable new forms of energy that will secure our planet's future.

Product Details
  • Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company
  • Publication Date: August 22, 2015
  • Format: Hardcover (library binding)
  • Series: Next generation energy
  • Dewey: 363.738
  • Description: 32 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm.
  • ISBN-10: 0-7787-1978-2
  • ISBN-13: 978-0-7787-1978-6
  • LCCN: 2015-020964
  • Follett Number: 0775JW2
  • Reading Level: 7.3
  • Audience: Middle School