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Sea level rise / by Kuehl, Ashley,1977-author.(CARDINAL)894810; Stoleru, Jordan,consultant.(CARDINAL)894813;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Big storms -- Cause by climate -- Greenhouse gases -- In hot water -- Melting ice -- Salty risks -- Water on land -- Surge! -- Slowing climate change -- Changing coastlines -- SilverTips for Success -- Glossary -- Read more-- Learn more online -- Index -- About the author."Each year, Earth's oceans inch further onto land. What's the cause of this sea level rise? Climate change is melting ice and warming waters. Explore sea level rise with easy-to-understand content tied to the curriculum of upper-elementary and middle school students and text written at a 2nd to 3rd grade reading level. Dyslexia-friendly font and design make learning accessible, and a recap at the end promotes checking for understanding to aid comprehension. It's key environmental science curriculum made approachable for all"--690L
Subjects: Climatic changes; Sea level-Climate factors;
Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 6
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Climate change and rising sea levels / by Kurtz, Kevin,author.(CARDINAL)317921;
Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.Ages: 8-11.Grades: 4 to 6.
Subjects: Sea level; Climatic changes;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Rising seas / by Bergin, Raymond,1968-author.(CARDINAL)866027;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Water floods through cities along coastlines and islands all around the world. And the rising water has already started pushing people from their homes. What on Earth is causing these rising seas? As Earth's climate is changing, raising temperatures are melting ice and increasing sea levels. Uncover the problems of climate change, explore the impact of rising sea levels, and dive into what we can do to help. Approachable text with engaging images brings this timely topic to life."--Ages 8-12Grades 4-61000L
Subjects: Sea level; Climatic changes;
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Rising : dispatches from the new American shore / by Rush, Elizabeth A.,author.(CARDINAL)622360;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-299)."Harvey. Maria. Irma. Sandy. Katrina. We live in a time of unprecedented hurricanes and catastrophic weather events, a time when it is increasingly clear that climate change is neither imagined nor distant--and that rising seas are transforming the coastline of the United States in irrevocable ways. In this highly original work of lyrical reportage, Elizabeth Rush guides readers through some of the places where this change has been most dramatic, from the Gulf Coast to Miami, and from New York City to the Bay Area. For many of the plants, animals, and humans in these places, the options are stark: retreat or perish in place. Weaving firsthand accounts from those facing this choice--a Staten Islander who lost her father during Sandy, the remaining holdouts of a Native American community on a drowning Isle de Jean Charles, a neighborhood in Pensacola settled by escaped slaves hundreds of years ago--with profiles of wildlife biologists, activists, and other members of the communities both currently at risk and already displaced, Rising privileges the voices of those usually kept at the margins. At once polyphonic and precise, Rising is a shimmering meditation on vulnerability and on vulnerable communities, both human and more than human, and on how to let go of the places we love." -- Amazon.com.The password: Jacob's Point, Rhode Island -- Part one: Rampikes -- Persimmons: Isle de Jean Charles, Louisiana -- On gratitude: Laura Sewall: Small Point, Maine -- the marsh at the end of the world: Phippsburg, Maine -- Pulse: South Florida -- On reckoning: Dan Kipnis: Miami Beach, Florida -- Part two: Rhizomes -- On storms: Nicole Montalto: Oakwood Beach, Staten Island -- Divining rod: Oakwood Beach, Staten Island -- On vulnerability: Marilynn Wiggins: Pensacola, Florida -- Risk: Pensacola, Florida -- On opportunity: Chris Brunet: Isle de Jean Charles, Louisiana -- Goodbye cloud reflections in the bay: Isle de Jean Charles, Louisiana -- Part three: Rising -- Connecting the dots: H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest, Oregon -- On restoration: Richard Santos: Alviso, California -- Looking backward and forward in time: San Francisco Bay, California -- Afterword: Franklin. Gert. Harvey. Irma. Jose. Katia. Lee. Maria. Nate. Ophelia.
Subjects: Travel writing.; Rush, Elizabeth A.; Coast changes; Coasts; Sea level;
Available copies: 9 / Total copies: 10
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Rising : dispatches from the new American shore / by Rush, Elizabeth A.,author.(CARDINAL)622360;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-301).The password : Jacob's Point, Rhode Island -- Part one. Rampikes. Persimmons : Isle de Jean Charles, Louisiana ; On gratitude : Laura Sewall : Small Point, Maine ; The marsh at the end of the world : Phippsburg, Maine ; Pulse : South Florida ; On reckoning : Dan Kipnis : Miami Beach, Florida -- Part two. Rhizomes. On storms : Nicole Montalto : Oakwood Beach, Staten Island ; Divining rod : Oakwood Beach, Staten Island ; On vulnerability : Marilynn Wiggins : Pensacola, Florida ; Risk : Pensacola, Florida ; On opportunity : Chris Brunet : Isle de Jean Charles, Louisiana ; Goodbye cloud reflections in the bay : Isle de Jean Charles, Louisiana -- Part three. Rising. Connecting the dots : H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest, Oregon ; On restoration : Richard Santos : Alviso, California ; Looking backward and forward in time : San Francisco Bay, California -- Afterword : Listening at the water's edge.Harvey. Maria. Irma. Sandy. Katrina. The early twenty-first century can be described as a time of unprecedented and catastrophic weather events, a time when it is increasingly clear that climate change is neither imagined nor distant - and that rising seas are transforming the coastline of the United States in irrevocable ways. The author explores some of the places where this change has been most dramatic, from the Gulf Coast to Miami, and from New York City to the Bay Area. For many of the plants, animals, and humans in these places, the options are stark: retreat or perish in place. Weaving firsthand accounts from those facing this choice - a Staten Islander who lost her father during Sandy, the remaining holdouts of a Native American community on a drowning Isle de Jean Charles, a neighborhood in Pensacola settled by escaped slaves hundreds of years ago - with profiles of wildlife biologists, activists, and other members of the communities both at risk and already displaced, this book spotlights the voices of those usually kept at the margins.--adapted from dust jacket.
Subjects: Travel writing.; Rush, Elizabeth A.; University of South Alabama.; Coast changes; Coasts; Sea level;
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The drowning of Money Island : a forgotten community's fight against the rising seas threatening coastal America / by Lewis, Andrew S.,1982-author.(CARDINAL)805835;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The Drowning of Money Island tells the story of a journalist's return to a hometown ravaged by Superstorm Sandy, where lack of recovery, sea level rise, and a state effort to buy out and demolish neighborhoods has fractured the community and foreshadowed coastal America's sinking future"--
Subjects: Climatic changes; Sea level; Coast changes; Hurricane Sandy, 2012.;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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Climate change in the Carolinas. [videorecording] by Albea, Joe.; Earnhardt, Tom.(CARDINAL)312745; North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences.(CARDINAL)184782; WRAL-TV (Television station : Raleigh, N.C.)(CARDINAL)215555; WUNC (Television station : Chapel Hill, N.C.);
With the help of experts from Duke University, East Carolina University, and the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Exploring North Carolina looks at the factors that have affected climate change in the past and will assess factors that will influence our climate and sea level in the future.
Subjects: Climatic changes; Natural history;
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The science of our changing planet : from global warming to sustainable development / by Juniper, Tony,author(CARDINAL)333728;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Drivers of change -- Consequences of change -- Bending the curves.Understand the science that explains what pressure Earth is under, and how to take action. This book takes a look at just how we've changed the planet and what we can do to soften our impact. Explores how we can live more sustainably, and offers positive ideas on how we can alleviate past and present damage to the Earth. Includes wide-ranging coverage of problems affecting the planet, from global warming to pollution and food shortage; graphics that interpret and visualize the data; positive messages and plans for creating a better world, discussing the rise of clean/green technology. Discover the science behind climate change, overpopulation, overconsumption, pandemics and other factors that threaten life on Earth. Topics covered include problems like rising sea levels, shrinking Arctic ice sheets, plastic pollution, coastal flooding and threats to marine life.
Subjects: Instructional and educational works.; Climate change mitigation.; Climatic changes.; Environmental sciences.; Global warming.; Green technology.; Human ecology.;
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Heaven and earth : global warming, the missing science / by Plimer, I. R.(CARDINAL)782039;
Includes bibliographical references and index.In this controversial new book Australia's leading geologist makes the case that carbon dioxide is just one of many factors that drive climate-- and a relatively insignificant one at that. Heaven and Earth engagingly and comprehensively synthesizes what we know-- or think we know-- about the sun, earth, ice, water, and air. Heaven and Earth is a powerful argument against many of the punitive-- and expensive-- laws that are now being passed to 'protect' our environment--Sources other than Library of Congress.
Subjects: Climatic changes.; Global warming.;
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Vertebrate biology / by Linzey, Donald W.(CARDINAL)317101;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 513-554) and index.1. The vertebrate story -- Vertebrate features -- Body form -- Integument -- Skeleton -- Respiration -- Circulation -- Digestion -- Nervous system -- Endocrine system -- Kidney excretion -- Reproduction -- Growth and development -- Role of vertebrates -- Discovering new vertebrate species -- 2. Systematics and vertebrate evolution -- Binomial nomenclature -- Classification -- Aristotelean essentialism -- Evolutionary (classical or traditional) classification -- Phenetic (numerical) classification -- Cladistic (phylogenetic) classification -- Evolution -- Species and speciation -- Geographic variation -- Molecular evolution -- 3. Vertebrate zoogeography -- Introduction -- Geographic distribution -- Geologic distribution -- Climatic changes -- Ecological distribution -- Changes caused by human activity -- 4. Early Chordates and jawless fishes -- Introduction -- Calcichordates -- Conodonts -- Early Cambrian fishlike fossils -- Evolution -- Morphology --Reproduction -- Growth and development -- 5. Gnathostome fishes -- Evolution -- Evolution of jaws -- Evolution of paired fins -- Acanthodians and placoderms -- Chrondichthyes -- Osteichtyes -- Morphology -- Reproduction -- Prenatal development -- Duration of embryonic development -- Hatching and birth -- Parental care -- Growth and metamorphosis -- Attainment of sexual maturity -- Longevity -- 6. Amphibians -- Introduction -- Evolution -- Labyrinthodontia -- Lepospondyli -- Lissamphibia -- Morphology -- Reproduction -- Oviparous -- Viviparous -- Duration of embryonic development -- Hatching and birth -- Parental care -- Growth and metamorphosis -- Attainment of sexual maturity -- Longevity -- 7. Evolution of reptiles -- Introduction -- Evolution -- Ancestral reptiles -- Dinosaur nests and eggs -- Ancient and living reptiles -- Ancestral birds -- Modern birds -- Origin of flight -- 8. Morphology, reproduction, and development of turtles, tuataras, lizards, snakes, crocodilians, and birds -- Turtles, tuataras, lizards and snakes -- Morphology -- Reproduction -- Prenatal development -- Duration of embryonic development -- Hatching and birth -- Parental care -- Growth -- Attainment of sexual maturity -- Longevity -- Crocodilians and birds (archosaurs) -- Morphology -- Reproduction -- Prenatal development -- Duration of embryonic development -- Hatching -- Parental care -- Growth -- Attainment of sexual maturity -- Longevity --9. Mammals -- Introduction -- Evolution -- Morphology -- Reproduction -- Prenatal development (oviparous) -- Prenatal development (viviparous) -- Duration of embryonic / fetal development -- Hatching and birth -- Parental care -- Growth -- Attainment of sexual maturity -- Longevity -- 10. Population dynamics -- Introduction -- Population density -- Reproductive (biotic) potential -- Environmental resistance -- Density-dependent factors -- Density-independent factors -- Cycles -- Irruptions -- 11. Movements -- Introduction -- Home range -- Dispersal / invasion -- Migration -- Microgeograhic (short-distance) migration -- Altitudinal migration -- Macrogeograpic (long-distance) migration -- Navigational cues used in migration -- Homing -- Emigration -- 12. Intraspecific behavior and ecology -- Introduction -- Social interactions -- Sensory reception and communication -- Olfaction -- Sound -- Vision -- Tactile signals -- Electrical signals -- Feeding behavior -- Torpor (dormancy) -- Winter survival and hibernation -- Estivation -- 13. Interspecific interactions -- Introduction -- Competition -- Symbiosis -- Commensalism -- Mutualism -- Parasitism -- Predation -- Human interactions -- 14. Techniques for ecological and behavioral studies -- Introduction -- Capture techniques -- Identification techniques -- Marking -- Tagging -- Photography -- Radio transmitters -- Satellite tracking -- Mapping techniques -- Censusing techniques -- Aging techniques -- 15. Extinction and extirpation -- Introduction -- Natural extinction -- Permian -- Triassic -- Cretaceous -- Human impacts on extirpation and extinction -- Declining amphibians -- Cape buffalo and lions -- Effects of introduced species -- Restoring endangered species -- Fish farming and sea lice -- Water pollution (oil and toxic chemicals) -- Commercial fisheries (gill-nets and shrimp nets) -- Effects of whaling -- International Trade -- Ingestion of human-related debris -- Highways -- 16. Conservation and management -- Introduction -- Regulatory legislation affecting vertebrates in the United States -- Endangered species in the United States -- Sanctuaries and refuges -- Value of museum collections -- Wildlife conservation in a modern world -- Wildlife management in a modern world -- Appendix A. Classification of living vertebrates -- Appendix B. Endangered vertebrate species in the United States and/or Trust Territories -- Appendix C. Common names for the sexes, young, and groups of animals.This single-authored text, now in its second edition, offers a cohesive, detailed presentation suitable for a college-level course. Linzey (biology, Wytheville Community College has thoroughly updated this comprehensive survey. Coverage includes systematic and evolution; zoogeography, ecology, morphology, and reproduction; early chordates; fish, amphibians, reptiles, and mammals; population dynamics; movement and migration; behavior; and extinction processes, among other topics. Illustrations are in black & white. A glossary and an extensive bibliography are included.
Subjects: Vertebrates.;
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