Traces the weather phenomenon known as El Niño from its first observation near Peruvian fishing villages to more recent appearances, discussing how scientists monitor it and how it affects other aspects of the weather.

When three children endure separate climate change disasters--a wildfire in the California woods, a close encounter with a hungry polar bear in Canada, and a massive hurricane in Florid--they emerge from their experiences committed to changing the world.

The author uses several the key inventions--from electric power to large-scale farming and automobiles--to illustrate that the science improves human life, but also releases untenable amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. The author explains the current and projected consequences of greenhouse gases--from superstorms to rising sea levels--and shares the science-based tools that could help us fight back. "Hope Jahren is an award-winning scientist,...

Ten years after the Academy Award®-winning An Inconvenient Truth brought climate change to the forefront of mainstream culture, AN INCONVENIENT SEQUEL: TRUTH TO POWER proves to be more relevant than ever today. Join former Vice President Al Gore as he continues his tireless fight, traveling around the globe to educate and inspire the next generation of climate champions. Eye-opening and alarming, this compelling follow-up shows that while the stakes...

It?s 20 August 2018, late summer in Stockholm, and it feels incredibly hot in the city. The TV news reports rising temperatures, and there have been numerous fires throughout Sweden. Fifteen-year-old Greta Thunberg decides she can?t wait any longer: politicians have to do something to save the environment. Instead of returning to school, Greta takes a placard and goes on strike in front of Sweden?s parliament building.

"Welcome to the not-too-distant future: Japan, having vanished from the face of the earth, is now remembered as "the land of sushi." Hiruko, its former citizen and a climate refugee herself, has a job teaching immigrant children in Denmark with her invented language Panska (Pan-Scandinavian): "homemade language. no country to stay in. three countries I experienced. insufficient space in brain. so made new language. homemade language." As she searches...

Todos somos Greta, y solo nosotros podemos salvar el planeta ¿Qu? es el cambio clim?tico? ¿Lo hemos causado nosotros? ¿Cu?les son sus consecuencias? ¿Estamos a tiempo de solucionarlo? Con solo 16 a?os, Greta no solo se ha hecho estas preguntas, sino que ha conseguido movilizar a millones de j?venes de todo el mundo. Sus ideas y respuestas son toda una inspiraci?n para proteger nuestro planeta y hacer posible un futuro lleno de esperanza. Seguro...