Why Earth Needs Engineers:

Engineering a brighter future! Part of the nonfiction Orca Timeline series for middle-grade readers, this illustrated book examines the ways engineers have provided solutions for a healthier planet in the past and present and what future engineering innovations could look like.

The world is facing some of the biggest challenges it has ever encountered.

From natural disasters and soil contamination to overpopulation and loss of animal biodiversity, it can be hard to have hope for the future. Enter engineers! For thousands of years, engineers have been working on solutions to keep our planet clean. Why Earth Needs Engineers explores the birth of environmental engineering and how engineers provide innovations for a healthier planet. Engineers all over the world are working to create renewable energy, provide clean and effective modes of transportation, minimize the effects of the climate crisis and pollution and explore space for the benefit of future generations. The solutions are there, so let's engineer a greener future!

The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.