03784cam a2200553 a 4500 56816 20230410132757.0 061226s2007 nyuab j b 001 0 eng 2006103242 (OCoLC)ocm99075270 DLC DLC FVC BAKER BTCTA EHH IQU BKX NPL YDXCP BUR VP@ IXA 122379330 148626659 9780670062713 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0670062715 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9780670062720 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0670062723 (pbk. : alk. paper) YDXCP 2556928 NZ1 11351271 AU@ 000041526068 QC 981.8 G666i 2007 363.73874 GRAL Gore, Albert, 1948- An inconvenient truth : the crisis of global warming / Al Gore. Rev. ed. New York : Viking, 2007. 191 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 23 cm. Adaptation of: An inconvenient truth / by Al Gore. 2006. Includes bibliographical references and index. Our changing planet -- A silent alarm -- Cold, hard evidence -- Hurricane watch -- Extremely wet, extremely dry -- The ends of the Earth: the North Pole -- The ends of the Earth: the South Pole -- A new atlas? -- Deep trouble -- Hazardous to your health -- Off balance -- Collision course -- Technology's side effects -- "Denial ain't just a river in Egypt" -- Crisis = opportunity. This young readers' version of the recent documentary film's companion adult volume cuts the page count by about a third but preserves the original's cogent message and many of its striking visuals. After explaining that his interest in the environment predates even his mother's reading of Silent Spring aloud to him as a teenager, Gore proceeds to document steeply rising carbon dioxide levels in our atmosphere, and then to link that to accelerating changes in temperature and precipitation patterns worldwide. Using easy-to-grasp graphics and revealing before-and-after photos, he shows how glaciers and ice shelves are disappearing all over the globe with alarming speed, pointing to profound climate changes and increased danger from rising sea levels in the near future. O'Connor rephrases Gore's arguments in briefer, simpler language without compromising their flow, plainly intending to disturb readers rather than frighten them. He writes measured, matter-of-fact prose, letting facts and trends speak for themselves but, suggesting that "what happens locally has worldwide consequences," he closes with the assertion that we will all have to "change the way we live our lives." Like the film, this title may leave readers to look elsewhere for both documentation and for specific plans of action, but as an appeal to reason it's as polished and persuasive as it can be. Global warming. Global warming Government policy United States. Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric. Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric Government policy United States. Environmental policy United States. Environmental protection United States. Human ecology. Efecto invernadero. Cambios climáticos. Calentamiento global. Baker & Taylor BKTY 23.00 17.25 0670062715 0006987627 active Baker & Taylor BKTY 16.00 12.00 0670062723 0006987626 active Baker and Taylor BTCP BK0006987626 Baker & Taylor BKTY 26.25 .00 1417771143 0007451389 active YBP Library Services YANK 2556928 lcc bk C0 DRFGD 87577 87577 0 0 lcc 0 0 HU BJB BJB HU 2023-04-10 1 0 QC 981.8 G666i 2007 00000058435 2018-10-25 00:00:00 1 2018-10-25 bk