Adapting to Flooding and Rising Sea Levels (13)
Limited Stock - Hurry While Supplies Last -< . . The world’s oceans have been slowly rising for many years because of factors related to global warming, this poses future threats of sea water surging into coastal cities, leading to devastating flooding and catastrophic water damage. Currently, there are 643 million people around the world living in low-lying coastal areas at risk from climate change-related flooding. Readers are provided with outlines of current research to adapt to these new challenges, including new flood-control infrastructures and technologies. Efforts to slow the process of global warming are also investigated. What you as an individual, community member, and citizen of the world can do to help reverse everyday habits and practices that have resulted in global climate change is revealed.
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SeriesScience to the Rescue: Adapting to Climate Change
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ManufacturerRosen and PowerKids
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PublisherRosen Central
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Publisher or imprintRosen Central
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AuthorMeyer, Susan
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ISBN-13978-1-4488-6847-6
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FormatReinforced Library Binding
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Size6 1/2" x 9 1/8"
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Reading Interest5, 6, 7, 8
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# of Pages64
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Dewey Decimal363.34
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Date Published2013
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SubjectLife Science Earth Science Sea Levels Nonfiction Weather Ecology Flooding Environment
Limited Stock - Hurry While Supplies Last -< . . The world’s oceans have been slowly rising for many years because of factors related to global warming, this poses future threats of sea water surging into coastal cities, leading to devastating flooding and catastrophic water damage. Currently, there are 643 million people around the world living in low-lying coastal areas at risk from climate change-related flooding. Readers are provided with outlines of current research to adapt to these new challenges, including new flood-control infrastructures and technologies. Efforts to slow the process of global warming are also investigated. What you as an individual, community member, and citizen of the world can do to help reverse everyday habits and practices that have resulted in global climate change is revealed.