Early in the 17th century, Francis Bacon decided that the best way to learn about the world was to discover things for oneself. Since then, science has been a marriage of observation and experiment…
Earth’s Changing Environment pulls together several article titles from Compton’s Encyclopedia that have some relationship to the topic of climate change. These articles have been expanded and …
DK Eyewitness Climate Change is an exciting and informative guide to the facts and figures behind one of the most controversial topics. Stunning real-life photographs offer a unique "eyewitness" vi…
The world's most trusted nonfiction series is now available with a CD of clipart included in the hardcover edition that compliments a fact-filled title full of spectacular photographs and illustrat…
In the Arctic, the summer ice is melting, making it hard for polar bears to survive. Why is the world getting warmer? The heat of the sun is trapped by the "greenhouse" gases that surround Earth--c…
This book examines how globaliztion and climate change may effect migration in the 21st century.
Reports of global warming’s catastrophic effects are everywhere: in newspapers, on the nightly news, even on movie screens. The subject can be so overwhelming that young people are often left wit…
Readers will learn about carbon footprints, the greenhouse effect, and global warming in this easy to follow text.