Climate Change and Rising Temperatures

by Kevin Kurtz

Overview

What's the difference between climate and weather? What effect do rising temperatures have on Earth? Read on to learn the answers to these questions and more. You'll find out how scientists are responding to the issue of global warming and what you can do at home to combat its effects. Get ready to think like a climatologist.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781541545946
Publisher:	Lerner Publishing Group
Publication date:	01/01/2019
Series:	Searchlight Books - Climate Change Series
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.13(d)
Age Range:	8 - 10 Years

About the Author

Kevin Kurtz has loved books, science, and nature since he was a kid. His first children's book, A Day in the Salt Marsh, was published in 2007. He lives in Rochester, New York and continues to write books and do live and remote visits with schools around the country.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 What is Climate Change? 4

Chapter 2 Hotter All the Time 8

Chapter 3 Temperature and Our Planet 14

Chapter 4 Scientists Respond 19

What You Can Do 28

Climate Change Timeline 29

Glossary 30

Learn More about Rising Temperatures 31

Index 32