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Author
Publisher
Rodale
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
Former Vice President Al Gore examines the climate crisis that is threatening the future of the planet, describes what the world's governments are doing to correct the problem, and explains why the problem should be taken more seriously.
Author
Publisher
Walker and Company
Pub. Date
1999
Language
English
Description
Traces the history of global warming over the course of two hundred years, looking at the work of scientists who identified the so-called greenhouse effect, as well as the activities of inventors and capitalists who unwittingly contributed to the problem.
Author
Publisher
Avery
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
Presents a discussion of the influence of mountain glaciers on drinking water supplies and agricultural irrigation, and examines the impact of melting permafrost and shrinking Arctic sea ice, and covers the importance of taking action to avoid a crisis in which ice completely disappears.
Author
Publisher
Addison-Wesley Pub. Co
Pub. Date
c1997
Language
English
Description
Argues that the effects of global warming are already being felt on Earth and discusses the belief that scientific findings about the greenhouse effect have been discredited due to a deliberate campaign of deception by proponents of fossil fuels.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Environmental journalists Chris Mooney details his experiences following scientists studying hurricanes during 2006, discusses the debate over whether global warming is the cause of stronger storms, and comments on the influence of the media, special interest, and politics on the argument.
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Climate issue expert Dr. James Hansen discusses his recommendation for how to avoid catastrophic climate change, criticizing policies such as cap-and-trade, suggesting the phasing out of all coal usage, and urging against the Kyoto Protocol in favor of new action to slow global warming.
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
Former Vice President Al Gore explains the facts of global warming, presents arguments that the dangers of global warning have reached the level of crisis, and addresses the efforts of certain interests to discredit the anti-global warming cause. Between lecture segments, Gore discusses his personal commitment to the environment, sharing anecdotes from his experiences.
Author
Publisher
Independent Institute
Language
English
Description
"Are the often alarming claims about global warming based on science and justified by the facts? Is the human race really facing a major crisis due to emissions from fossil fuels? Would the proposed Climate Treaty solve a real environmental threat or would it create worldwide economic and social harm? S. Fred Singer is a distinguished astrophysicist who has taken a hard, scientific look at the evidence. In this new book, Dr. Singer explores the inaccuracies...
13) Arctic drift
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 22
Language
English
Formats
Description
Dirk Pitt sets out on an expedition with his children along the treacherous Northwest Passage to find a silvery mineral, which will prove his theory and link the causes for the sudden deaths in British Columbia and the incidents between the United States and an ally.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Climate Refugees is the first feature film to explore in-depth the global human impact of climate change and its serious destabilizing effect on international politics. The film turns the distant concept of global warming into a concrete human problem with enormous worldwide consequences. Experts predict that by mid-century hundreds of millions of people will be uprooted as a result of sea level rise and an increase in extreme weather events, droughts...
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