Description |
112 pages : color illustrations ; 22 x 25 cm. |
Series |
Ecological disasters |
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Ecological disasters.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Summary |
Humanity's impact on the natural world can have disastrous effects. The California Droughtshines a light on California's lengthy and devastating dry period. With abundant charts and diagrams and large-format photos, this title explores the science behind climate change, groundwater, and human water use patterns, and considers actions people and governments can take to try to improve the situation. Features include a flow chart showing the disaster's causes and effects, a glossary, references, websites, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO. |
Audience |
789Y. |
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1130 Lexile. |
Contents |
Extreme Drought -- Drought in Context -- The Human Factor -- The Urban Sector -- The Agricultural Sector -- The Environment -- Wildfires -- Living with the New Normal -- Into the Future. |
Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR MG 8.1 3 505034. |
Subject |
Droughts -- California -- Juvenile literature.
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Water-supply -- California -- Juvenile literature.
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Wildfires -- California -- Juvenile literature.
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Droughts. (OCoLC)fst00898449
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Water-supply. (OCoLC)fst01172350
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Wildfires. (OCoLC)fst01175216
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California. (OCoLC)fst01204928
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Droughts -- California.
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Water-supply -- California.
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Wildfires -- California.
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Genre/Form |
Literature. (OCoLC)fst01921716
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Juvenile works.
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Literature.
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Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
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Added Author |
Medellín-Azuara, Josué, content consultant.
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ISBN |
9781532110207 (library binding) |
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1532110200 (library binding) |
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