Why should we care about climate chaos and global warming? Because, among other risky outcomes, they may seriously harm our health! Scientists around the world are in agreement that global warming, more aptly named climate change, is occurring and human activity is the primary cause. The debate now is in the scientific and policy worlds about just how harmful climate change will be and what are the best ways to stop it. One of those scientists is author Cindy Parker, who believes climate change is the most health-damaging problem humanity has ever faced. Parker has thus immersed herself during the past ten years in educating the public and health professionals about how climate change will affect our well-being. Here, she and husband, Steve Shapiro, a psychologist and former journalist, describe what we can expect if climate change continues unabated. The authors explain our possible physical and mental responses to such climate change factors as heat stress, poor air quality, insufficient water resources, and the rise of infectious diseases fueled by even minor increases in temperature. They also show how other changes that may result from climate change-including sea level rise, extreme weather events, and altered food supplies can harm human health. Parker and Shapiro have found, however, that just talking about the problem is not enough. Actions that can prevent or reduce climate change's harm are presented in each chapter.To illustrate how much global warming will affect our lives, Parker and Shapiro begin their book with a chapter showing the worst-case scenario if climate change continues without intervention, and end the book with the best case scenario if we act now. Their eye-opening work will appeal to everyone who wants to remain healthy as we challenge this world-altering problem of our own making . While written for a lay audience in a manner that limits technical terminology, the book will also appeal to students and professionals of public health, medicine, environmental psychology, and science who will find the focus on health and the extensive referencing useful.
Take three friends. Add an old cookbook. Combine with cute boys and a pinch of magic...and see what kind of chaos ensues When Kelly Quinn and her two BFFs discover a dusty old cookbook while cleaning out the attic, the girls decide to try a few of the mysterious and supposedly magical recipes that are inside. To their surprise, the Keep 'Em Quiet Cobbler actually silences Kelly's pesky little brother and the Hexberry Tart puts a curse on mean girl Charlotte. Is it possible that the recipes really are magic? Who wrote them and where did they come from? And most importantly of all, when boys get involved, what kind of trouble are the girls stirring up for themselves?
A tween's foreign exchange experience lands her in London luxury--and some hot water as well Twelve-year-old Jordan isn't unhappy, but she's definitely bored. So when she gets the chance to take part in a London exchange program, she's thrilled to ditch her small town in Delaware and see the world across the pond. Unfortunately, Jordan's host sister in London, Caroline, isn't exactly enthusiastic about entertaining an American girl. Despite the chilly welcome, Jordan finds herself loving the city and Caroline's group of friends, who are much nicer than Caroline herself. And then a major misstep leaves Jordan and Caroline trapped together overnight--inside Daphne's, the world's largest department store. Given they have complete access to all the fancy shoes, designer dresses, and coolest makeup around, there are worse places to be stuck. But when the girls' fun has not-so-fun consequences, Jordan's wish for excitement abroad turns into a lot more than she ever bargained for...
They were best friends. He's always wanted more. Will his newfound fame destroy them? Shannon Ryker and I have been best friends since third grade. We were the poor kids in the school, but that didn't matter. We always had each other. And we had big plans to get scholarships and make something out of our lives. But now he's been discovered by a big time Hollywood film director who wants to cast him as Prince Charming in an upcoming production of Cinderella. Our college plans have been flushed down the toilet overnight, and now Ryker's become famous with a ridiculous amount of money coming his way. Thanks to the paparazzi, girls are swarming him both in person and online. And Ryker seems to love every minute of it. It's so annoying. I feel like I'm losing my best friend in the worst way possible, and I'm starting to wonder if maybe I've been lying to myself about my feelings for Ryker for a long time. Ryker I've secretly had feelings for my best friend Shannon for years, but she's solidly kept me in the friend zone. When a famous Hollywood director sees me as the lead in his niece's high school play, he casts me on the spot as Prince Charming in his upcoming Cinderella film. I'm in shock and on top of the world as my biggest, wildest dreams are coming true. I'm finally leaving behind my old life of poverty and moving up in the world. But now Shannon's acting super weird and withdrawn. I don't understand why she can't just be happy for me. I wish she could see that I don't care about the fangirls. Shannon's the only girl I've ever wanted, and nothing, not even fortune and fame will change that. But I'm afraid that all this luck may prove to be unlucky after all. Because if I lose Shannon, will it really have been worth it?
