Books in Closer Look at Living Things series

Explains how and why volcanoes errupt, describes effects of their erruption on the environment, and suggests how predicting their activity may prevent catastrophies

Explains how and why earthquakes happen, their effect on the environment, and how potential catastrophies could be prevented by predicting when earthquakes might occur

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Presents an overview of the greenhouse effect and its consequences, explains global warming, and profiles major pollutants and the damage they cause

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Edgar-Hyde, Gary, S.

Examines the causes and effects of acid rain and discusses what can be done to prevent it

Explores the world of rivers and lakes, looking at how they have shaped the landscape and provided fresh water, a vital resource for human, animal, and plant life, and how communities both depend on them and can be devastated by them

Bethar, Susie

Describes the geography of the world's tropical forests and the variety of plant and animal life within them and notes current threats to the forests' existence

Provides a close-up analysis of the importance of forests to the world's ecology and the problems that have been occurring as a result of deforestation.

Oldershaw, Cally