| Edition |
2nd edition. |
| Description |
xix, 550 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 21 cm |
| Note |
"First edition was published in 2014" -- title page verso. |
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"This book is derived from material originally published as The Rough Guide to Climate Change" -- title page verso. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [493]-511) and index. |
| Contents |
The basics: global warming in a nutshell. Climate change: a primer ; The greenhouse effect ; Who's responsible? -- The symptoms: what's happening now, and what might happen in the future. Extreme heat ; Floods and droughts ; The big melt ; Oceans ; Hurricanes and other storms ; Ecosystems and agriculture -- The science: how we know what we know about climate change. Keeping track ; The long view ; Circuits of change -- Debates and solutions: from spats and spin to protecting the planet. A heated topic ; The predicament ; Political solutions ; Technological solutions -- What can you do?: reducing your footprint and working for action. Getting started ; Home energy ; Transport and travel ; Shopping ; Offsetting. |
| Summary |
The new edition of The Thinking Person's Guide to Climate Change has been thoroughly updated, including content on new global record highs, new research across the spectrum, and the Paris Agreement to cut greenhouse gases. This reference provides the most comprehensive, yet accessible, overview of where climate science stands today, acknowledging controversies but standing strong in its stance that the climate is changing—and something needs to be done. |
| Subject |
Climatic changes -- Popular works.
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Global warming -- Popular works.
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Climatic changes. (OCoLC)fst00864229
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Global warming. (OCoLC)fst00943506
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| Genre/Form |
Popular works. (OCoLC)fst01423846
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Henson, Robert, 1960- author. Thinking person's guide to climate change Second edition. Boston, MA : American Meteorological Society, [2019] 9781944970406 (DLC) 2018041339 |
| ISBN |
9781944970390 (paperback) |
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1944970398 (paperback) |
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