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Climate emergency atlas / writer and researcher, Dan Hooke ; consultants, Professor Frans Berkhout and Professor Kirstin Dow ; foreword by Jamie Margolin.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : DK Publishing, 2020Copyright date: ©2020Edition: First American editionDescription: 93 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 31 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780744021837
  • 0744021839
Other title:
  • Sub-title of cover : What's happening--what we can do
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
How earth's climate works -- The causes of climate change -- The impacts of climate change -- Action on climate change.
Summary: "Our house is on fire--it's time to wake up to the climate crisis facing planet Earth before it's too late. This unique graphic atlas tells you everything you need to know about climate change and what we can do to turn things around. Which countries generate the highest CO2 emissions? Which coastal cities are most vulnerable to rising sea levels? What will the polar ice caps look like in 10 years' time? Which countries have successfully harnessed renewable energy sources? Packed with facts and figures and more than 30 dynamic maps, Climate Emergency Atlas is clear and easy to understand, making it the perfect reference guide for all young climate activists."--Amazon website.
Holdings
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Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction 363.7387 H782 Available 33111009757986
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 363.7387 H782 Available 33111010409296
Children's Book Children's Book Northport Library Children's NonFiction 363.7387 H782 Available 33111009020666
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Our house is on fire - it's time to wake up to the climate crisis facing planet Earth before it's too late.

This unique graphic atlas tells you everything you need to know about climate change and what we can do to turn things around. Which countries generate the highest CO2 emissions? Which coastal cities are most vulnerable to rising sea levels? What will the polar ice caps look like in 10 years' time? Which countries have successfully harnessed renewable energy sources?

Packed with facts and figures and more than 30 dynamic maps, Climate Emergency Atlas is clear and easy to understand, making it the perfect reference guide for all young climate activists.

How earth's climate works -- The causes of climate change -- The impacts of climate change -- Action on climate change.

"Our house is on fire--it's time to wake up to the climate crisis facing planet Earth before it's too late. This unique graphic atlas tells you everything you need to know about climate change and what we can do to turn things around. Which countries generate the highest CO2 emissions? Which coastal cities are most vulnerable to rising sea levels? What will the polar ice caps look like in 10 years' time? Which countries have successfully harnessed renewable energy sources? Packed with facts and figures and more than 30 dynamic maps, Climate Emergency Atlas is clear and easy to understand, making it the perfect reference guide for all young climate activists."--Amazon website.

Includes index.

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