Global Warming

Mapping Global Issues explores-with the help of maps and photos-some of the major challenges and threats that confront us today.

The Earth's atmosphere is getting warmer. Already we are feeling the impact of global warming in changing weather patterns, threats to animals and plants, melting glaciers, rising sea levels and warming oceans. This book looks at the causes and effects of climate change and examines what we can do to slow or reverse this trend.