The Rough Guide to Climate ChangeThe Rough Guide to Climate Change gives the complete picture of the single biggest issue facing the planet. Cutting a swathe through scientific research and political debate, this completely updated 2nd edition lays out the facts and assesses the options- global and personal- for dealing with the threat of a warming world. The guide looks at the evolution of our atmosphere over the last 4.5 billion years and what computer simulations of climate change reveal about our past, present, and future. This updated edition includes new information from the 2007 report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and an updated politics section to reflect post-Kyoto developments. Discover how rising temperatures and sea levels, plus changes to extreme weather patterns, are already affecting life around the world. The guide unravels how governments, scientists and engineers plan to tackle the problem and includes in-depth information and lifestyle tips about what you can do to help. |
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Contents
The greenhouse effect | 20 |
The symptoms | 43 |
Floods droughts | 58 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | The Rough Guide to Climate Change Music rough guide Rough Guide to Climate Change Rough Guides reference guides Rough guides |
| Author | Robert Henson |
| Editor | Duncan Antony Clark |
| Edition | 2, illustrated |
| Publisher | Rough Guides, 2008 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | Jun 1, 2009 |
| ISBN | 1858281059, 9781858281056 |
| Length | 374 pages |
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