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Extreme weather around the world. Extreme weather and climate change / Daniel Huber and Jay Gulledge -- How the oceans influence climate / The United Nations Environment Programme -- An intriduction to climate change and global warming / Anup Shah -- Sea level rise and coastal cities / Erin A. Thead -- Hurricanes and climate change / John McQuaid -- Weird weather? / Christine Ottery -- The effects of extreme weather. Climate impacts on human health / U.S. Environmental Protection Agency -- Climate change and animal health / Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Juan Lubroth -- Extreme weather events and sustainable development / Muhammad Afzal and Salim Barbhuiya -- Climate change and food / International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies -- Climate change and famine / Physicians for Social Responsibility -- Extreme weather and global warming. How we know global warming is real and human caused / Donald R. Prothero -- Is global warming really that bad? / Melissa Denchak -- Climate justice and equity / Anup Shah -- The Paris Climate Summit and cutting greenhouse gases / Murray Hiebert -- Is climate change caused by human activity? / Frank Thomas -- Coping with extreme weather. What countries are doing to tackle climate change / NPR News Staff -- Technologies for Adaptation to climate change / Peter Stalker -- Engaging the private sector in adaptation to climate change / Bonizella Biagini and Alan Miller -- Climate change and reducing disaster risk / United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

Some commodities command massive economic, social, and political influence. This title examines the business around cotton, one of the world's top fiber crops. It explores cotton's deep historical influence, the way it is grown today, and its surprising uses in many high-tech fabrics. Features include essential facts, a glossary, selected bibliography, 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

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Information -- Table Of Contents -- When Disaster Strikes -- Trapped Under The Rubble -- Swept Out To Sea -- Buried Alive In An Icy Tomb -- A Fiery Volcano -- Trapped By Katrina -- A Strange Light In The Sky -- Riding The Floodwaters -- Carried By A Tornado -- 10 Supplies For Natural Disasters -- Further Information -- Source Notes -- Index/Photo Acknowledgments -- Back Cover

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Information -- Contents -- Chapter One: A Rescue Mission -- Chapter Two: From Project 9 To Commandos -- Chapter Three: Any Time, Any Place -- Chapter Four: Getting The Job Done -- Chapter Five: Superman School -- Glossary -- Learn More -- Index/About The Author -- Back Cover.

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Chapter One: On The Road From Kandahar -- Chapter Two: From Raiders To Recon -- Chapter Three: Swift, Silent, And Deadly -- Chapter Four: Gearing Up -- Chapter Five: We're All Just Marines -- Glossary -- Learn More -- Index -- Back Cover.