Frozen in Time: What Ice Cores Can Tell Us about Climate Change

by Carmella Van Vleet

Book Overview

A dazzling introduction to paleoclimatology for kids, connecting the methods that scientists use to study our climate history with future climate change solutions.

Believe it or not, ice isn't always just frozen water.

In fact, most of the ice covering our planet contains thousands of years' worth of information about our atmosphere. This ice is made up of a lot more than snow--it has soot, volcanic ash, gasses, and other substances...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823460169
• ISBN13: 9780823460168
• Release Date: January 2025
• Publisher: Holiday House
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Age Range: 7 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 6