Melting Arctic Ice.

Hand, Carol.

Melting Arctic Ice. - Minneapolis, MN : ABDO Publishing, (c)2017. - 1 online resource (115 pages). - Ecological Disasters .

Includes bibliographies and index.

Cover; Title Page; Credits; Contents; Chapter One: How Do We Know It's Melting?; Chapter Two: Defining Arctic Ice; Chapter Three: Arctic Climate Change; Chapter Four: What's Happening to Arctic Ice?; Chapter Five: Melting Ice and Changing Ecosystems; Chapter Six: Melting Ice and Arctic People; Chapter Seven: Melting Ice and Rising Sea Levels; Chapter Eight: Can the Melting Be Stopped?; Cause and Effect; Essential Facts; Glossary; Additional Resources; Source Notes; Index; About the Author.

Humanity's impact on the natural world can have disastrous effects. Melting Arctic Iceshines a light on how climate change is affecting Earth's polar region. With abundant charts and diagrams and large-format photos, this title explores the science behind greenhouse gases, polar sea ice, and rising sea levels, and considers actions people and governments can take to try to improve the situation. Features include a flow chart showing the disaster's causes and effects, a glossary, references, websites, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.



9781680786163


Climatic changes-Arctic regions-Juvenile literature.
Ice-Arctic regions-Juvenile literature.


Electronic Books.

QC903 / .M458 2017