Unbalanced ecosystems 6

Climate Change Climate Change

Heatwaves Heatwaves and and Big Freezes Big Freezes

Contents

1 What is global warming? 2 2 Unbalanced ecosystems 6 3 In the countryside 8 4 High in the mountains 12 5 On the climate change escalator 16 6 The shrinking ice! 18 7 In the Arctic ecosystem 22 8 In warmer waters 28 9 Burning forests and bushlands 34 10 How we affect climate and how climate affects us 36 11 All is not lost! 40 12 Suggestions for change 42 Glossary 44 Index 45 Climate change around the world 46

Written by Mio Debnam