Screen LibraryRising seas : Miami, Florida /
Miami has a serious problem--water! Sometimes, on sunny days, water bubbles up from storm drains. Residents find their homes flooded. On some days, they see cars floating like boats and even fish swimming in pools of water in the streets. What is going on? And can anything be done to save the city f...
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Bearport Publishing Company, Inc.,
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| Publisher Address: | New York, New York : |
| Publication Dates: | [2018] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Eco-disasters
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| Summary: |
Miami has a serious problem--water! Sometimes, on sunny days, water bubbles up from storm drains. Residents find their homes flooded. On some days, they see cars floating like boats and even fish swimming in pools of water in the streets. What is going on? And can anything be done to save the city from being completely flooded with water? Rising Seas: Miami, Floridatraces the tragic story of the causes of global warming, how this affects Miami--a city built on porous limestone--and how engineers are using pumps and other technologies to save the city from disaster. Fascinating photos of the actual events, maps, and fact boxes enrich the compelling text. The personal and heart-breaking story will grip and inspire young readers. |
| Carrier Form: | 32 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm. |
| Audience: | 5-8. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781684022281 1684022282 |
| Index Number: | GC90 |
| CLC: | P467-49 |
| Call Number: | P467-49/B636 |
| Contents: | Water everywhere -- Changing wetlands -- A hotter planet -- Melting ice, rising seas -- Six directions -- Floods! -- Harming the Evergaldes -- A serious disease -- King tide -- Pumping the water out -- Building up -- Miami tomorrow -- Fixing the future. |