Extreme Weather and Rising Seas

By Karina Hamalainen

Part of the A True Book: Understanding Climate Change series

Explore how climate change fuels rising seas and extreme weather.

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48 pages

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Discover the science behind climate change as it fuels rising seas and extreme weather. Uncover how melting glaciers and warming summers impact our planet. Dive into the evidence scientists use to predict future changes and learn how global communities are responding to this urgent issue. This book offers a deep dive into the causes and effects of climate change, equipping readers with the knowledge to understand and tackle this global challenge. Will humanity find a way to mitigate these threats, or are we on a path to irreversible change?

From the publisher

What is the difference between climate and weather? How does ice melting at the South Pole affect sea levels thousands of miles away?This book explains how climate change contributes to rising sea levels and hazards such as heat waves, droughts, and extra-powerful storms. Learn how scientists analyze these extreme events and predict how they might change in the future.Glaciers are melting. Summers are heating up. Sea levels are on the rise. Climate change is affecting every corner of our planet - and it’s the subject of a lot of concern, activism, and debate. STEM meets current events in this new A True Book set that offers readers the chance to learn about the causes and effects of climate change, as well as how people around the world are reacting to it. Students will read about the history and scope of the problem, analyze the same kinds of evidence that scientists do, and come away with tools that will help them respond to this pressing global issue.This series covers Next Generation Science Standards core ideas including Weather and Climate, Human Impacts on Earth Systems, Conservation of Energy and Energy Transfer, and Biodiversity and Humans.

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