The Resource An inconvenient truth : the crisis of global warming, Al Gore
An inconvenient truth : the crisis of global warming, Al Gore
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The item An inconvenient truth : the crisis of global warming, Al Gore represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in City Libraries, City of Gold Coast.
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- Edition
- Rev. ed.
- Extent
- 191 p.
- Note
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- "This revised edition first published in the USA by Viking, a division of Penguin Young Readers Group and Rodale 2007"--T.p. verso
- "Originally published in another form in the USA by Rodale 2006"--T.p. verso
- Contents
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- 1. Our changing planet
- 2. A silent alarm
- 3. Cold, hard evidence
- 4. Hurricane watch
- 5. Extremely wet, extremely dry
- 6. The ends of the Earth: the north pole
- 7. The ends of the Earth: the south pole
- 8. A new atlas?
- 9. Deep trouble
- 10. Hazardous to your health
- 11. Off balance
- 12. Collision course
- 13. Technology's side effects
- 14. "Denial ain't just a river in Egypt"
- 15. Crisis = opportunity
- Isbn
- 9780747590965
- Label
- An inconvenient truth : the crisis of global warming
- Title
- An inconvenient truth
- Title remainder
- the crisis of global warming
- Statement of responsibility
- Al Gore
- Subject
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- trueAtmosphere
- trueBooks to movies
- trueClimate change
- trueClimatology
- trueEnvironmental policy
- trueEnvironmental policy -- United States
- trueEnvironmental protection
- trueEnvironmental protection -- United States
- trueEnvironmental sciences
- trueGlobal warming
- trueGlobal warming -- Government policy -- United States
- trueGreenhouse effect, Atmospheric
- trueGreenhouse effect, Atmospheric -- Government policy
- trueGreenhouse effect, Atmospheric -- Government policy -- United States
- trueHuman ecology
- trueNarrative nonfiction for kids and teens
- trueNature Writing -- Environmental Issues
- Nonfiction
- truePolitics and global affairs -- Environmental issues and policies
- trueScience -- Environmental science | Global warming
- trueSocial issues -- Environment | Climate
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- The former vice-president details the factors contributing to the growing climate crisis, describes changes to the environment caused by global warming, and discusses the shift in environmental policy that is needed to avert disaster
- Award
- Green Prize for Sustainable Literature: Adult Nonfiction, 2007.
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 163178
- Cataloging source
- VHEI
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1948-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Gore, Al
- Dewey number
- 363.73874
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- portraits
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Melcher Media
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Global warming
- Global warming
- Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric
- Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric
- Environmental policy
- Environmental protection
- Human ecology
- Target audience
- juvenile
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- the planetary emergency of global warming and what we can do about it
- Label
- An inconvenient truth : the crisis of global warming, Al Gore
- Note
-
- "This revised edition first published in the USA by Viking, a division of Penguin Young Readers Group and Rodale 2007"--T.p. verso
- "Originally published in another form in the USA by Rodale 2006"--T.p. verso
- Contents
- 1. Our changing planet -- 2. A silent alarm -- 3. Cold, hard evidence -- 4. Hurricane watch -- 5. Extremely wet, extremely dry -- 6. The ends of the Earth: the north pole -- 7. The ends of the Earth: the south pole -- 8. A new atlas? -- 9. Deep trouble -- 10. Hazardous to your health -- 11. Off balance -- 12. Collision course -- 13. Technology's side effects -- 14. "Denial ain't just a river in Egypt" -- 15. Crisis = opportunity
- Dimensions
- 23 cm.
- Edition
- Rev. ed.
- Extent
- 191 p.
- Form of item
- regular print reproduction
- Isbn
- 9780747590965
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- Other physical details
- ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps, ports.
- System control number
- (Sirsi) a448410
- Label
- An inconvenient truth : the crisis of global warming, Al Gore
- Note
-
- "This revised edition first published in the USA by Viking, a division of Penguin Young Readers Group and Rodale 2007"--T.p. verso
- "Originally published in another form in the USA by Rodale 2006"--T.p. verso
- Contents
- 1. Our changing planet -- 2. A silent alarm -- 3. Cold, hard evidence -- 4. Hurricane watch -- 5. Extremely wet, extremely dry -- 6. The ends of the Earth: the north pole -- 7. The ends of the Earth: the south pole -- 8. A new atlas? -- 9. Deep trouble -- 10. Hazardous to your health -- 11. Off balance -- 12. Collision course -- 13. Technology's side effects -- 14. "Denial ain't just a river in Egypt" -- 15. Crisis = opportunity
- Dimensions
- 23 cm.
- Edition
- Rev. ed.
- Extent
- 191 p.
- Form of item
- regular print reproduction
- Isbn
- 9780747590965
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- Other physical details
- ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps, ports.
- System control number
- (Sirsi) a448410
Subject
- trueAtmosphere
- trueBooks to movies
- trueClimate change
- trueClimatology
- trueEnvironmental policy
- trueEnvironmental policy -- United States
- trueEnvironmental protection
- trueEnvironmental protection -- United States
- trueEnvironmental sciences
- trueGlobal warming
- trueGlobal warming -- Government policy -- United States
- trueGreenhouse effect, Atmospheric
- trueGreenhouse effect, Atmospheric -- Government policy
- trueGreenhouse effect, Atmospheric -- Government policy -- United States
- trueHuman ecology
- trueNarrative nonfiction for kids and teens
- trueNature Writing -- Environmental Issues
- Nonfiction
- truePolitics and global affairs -- Environmental issues and policies
- trueScience -- Environmental science | Global warming
- trueSocial issues -- Environment | Climate
Genre
- trueScience
- trueSocial issues
- trueBooks to movies
- trueNarrative nonfiction for kids and teens
- trueNature Writing
- truePolitics and global affairs
Included in
- trueALA Notable Children's Books - Older Readers Category: 2008
- trueGreen Prize for Sustainable Literature: Adult Awards
- trueSTEAM - Science : Fiction and Nonfiction for Grades 6-8
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