| Description |
112 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 102-109) and index. |
| Contents |
Foreword / Bo Kjellén -- Introduction -- Definition of key terms -- pt. 1. Signs of change -- Warning signs -- Polar changes -- Glacial retreat -- Everyday extremes -- pt. 2. Forcing change -- The greenhouse effect -- The climate system -- Interpreting past climates -- Forecasting future climates -- pt. 3. Driving climate change -- Emissions past and present -- Fossil fuels -- Methane and other gases -- Transportation -- Disrupting the carbon balance -- Agriculture -- pt. 4. Expected consequences -- Disrupted ecosystems -- Threatened water supplies -- Food security -- Threats to health -- Rising sea levels -- Cities at risk -- Cultural losses -- pt. 5. Responding to change -- International action -- Meeting Kyoto targets -- Carbon trading -- Financing responses -- Local commitment -- Carbon dioxide and economic growth -- Renewable energy -- Adapting to change -- pt. 6. Commiting to solutions -- Personal action -- Public action -- pt. 7. Climate change data -- Data table -- Sources -- Index. |
| Subject |
Climatic changes.
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Climatic changes -- Maps.
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Climatic changes -- Charts, diagrams, etc.
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| Added Author |
Downing, Thomas E.
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| ISBN |
0520250230 paperback alkaline paper |
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9780520250239 paperback alkaline paper |
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