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049			_aGRAL
100	1		_aGore, Albert, _d1948-
245	1	3	_aAn inconvenient truth : _bthe crisis of global warming / _cAl Gore.
250			_aRev. ed.
260			_aNew York : _bViking, _c2007.
300			_a191 p. : _bcol. ill., col. maps ; _c23 cm.
500			_aAdaptation of: An inconvenient truth / by Al Gore. 2006.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aOur 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.
520			_aThis 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.
650		0	_aGlobal warming.
650		0	_aGlobal warming _xGovernment policy _zUnited States.
650		0	_aGreenhouse effect, Atmospheric.
650		0	_aGreenhouse effect, Atmospheric _xGovernment policy _zUnited States.
650		0	_aEnvironmental policy _zUnited States.
650		0	_aEnvironmental protection _zUnited States.
650		0	_aHuman ecology.
650		4	_aEfecto invernadero.
650		4	_aCambios climáticos.
650		4	_aCalentamiento global.
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