Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, the level of carbon dioxide in earth's atmosphere has increased 30 percent This straightforward book discusses natural and humanmade sources of carbon dioxide, the greenhouse effect, adaptation of plants and animals to environmental changes, and how scientists study Earth's weather and climate.
Table of Contents
Where have all the penguins gone? -- Weather and climate are different -- Natural warming -- Humans and global warming -- What is the greenhouse effect? -- Temperature on the rise -- Taking the earth's temperature -- El Niäno and volcanoes -- Why does temperature change matter?