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Reference Point Press

Just the Series: Inside Science

Series and Publisher: Inside Science

Annotation: Presents information on the research on climate change that scientists do, including the methods that they employ and the results that they achieve.

Genre: [Earth and space sciences]

Reviews: 3

Catalog Number: #45061

Format: Library Binding

Publisher: Reference Point Press

Edition Date: 2011 Release Date: 08/01/10

Pages: 96 pages

ISBN: 1-601-52128-6

ISBN 13: 978-1-601-52128-6

Dewey: 551.6

LCCN: 2009053704

Dimensions: 25 cm.

Subject Heading:
Climatic changes. Juvenile literature.
Climatic changes.

Language: English

Reviews:

Horn Book (Fri Apr 01 00:00:00 CDT 2011)

Climate stresses the importance of integrating past science with today's sophisticated methods to determine if climate change is accelerated by humans. Renewable details alternative technologies (solar, geothermal, biofuel, etc.) and the possibilities and challenges they present. The texts are informative but dense; background knowledge would be helpful to readers. Reading list, timeline, websites. Ind.

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Horn Book (Fri Apr 01 00:00:00 CDT 2011)

Bibliography Index/Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Reading Level: 5.0

Interest Level: 7-12

Climate change is of grave concern today--among scientists, lawmakers, and the public. Researchers are trying to determine whether climate change fueled by global warming is a threat to life on earth, and if it is, what humanity can do about it. This title examines the science behind climate change research in the following chapters: What is Climate Change?; Reading Climate Change in the Earth; Temperature and Precipitation; Climate Models; and Climate Technology of the Future.

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