climate

Asia stretches from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Indian Ocean in the south. Europe and Asia are part of the same landmass. This title is an introduction to the geography, various regions, natural resources, people, and wildlife of Asia.

Antarctica is much more than ice and snow, howling winds, and freezing temperatures. The thick ice sheets of the fifth largest continent could tell stories of the brave people who risked their lives to explore this last vast wilderness on Earth.

Africa is a continent of amazing contrasts. Vast areas of sand and gravel, lush tropical rain forests, and sweeping grasslands cover the continent. This title is an introduction to the geography, various regions, natural resources, people, and wildlife of Africa, the world's second largest continent.

Explains what climate change is and why it occurs, examines the problems caused by climate change, discusses what might happen if the climate change problem is not fixed, and looks at what is being done to fight climate change.

Provides information about the geologic and meteorologic processes that shape the Earth's environment, reporting on cataclysmic events such as volcanos, earthquakes, and tornadoes, and looking at some of history's most devastating natural disasters.

Introduces different weather patterns in the northern hemisphere and around the world.

Explains the scientific basics of how the weather works, introducing some of the leaders in the field of meteorlogy; takes a detailed look at various kinds of weather such as floods and droughts, snow and ice, tornadoes, and hurricanes; and includes information on weather predicting and the Greenhouse effect.

Describes the weather, plant and animal life, and how people live in the rain forest, monsoon, and savanna regions of the tropics.

Describes the weather conditions, plant and animal life, and human activity in the four cold climate regions of the world: the poles, the tundra, subarctic regions, and highlands.

Discusses such topics as the physical features, climate, plant and animal life, and environmental concerns related to the earth's polar regions.