Periodic reports from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) evaluate the risk of climate change brought on by humans. But the sheer volume of scientific data remains inscrutable to the general public, particularly to those who may still question the validity of climate change. In just over 200 pages, this practical text presents and expands upon the essential findings in a visually stunning and undeniably powerful way to the lay reader. Scientific findings that provide validity to the implications of climate change are presented in clear-cut graphic elements, striking images, and understandable analogies.
KEY TOPICS: IPCC Report. Climate Change Basics. Projections of Future Climate Change. The Impacts of Climate Change. Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Change.
MARKET: For all readers interested in learning more, and making informed decisions, regarding climate change
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Part 1 Climate Change Basics
The relative impacts of humans and nature on climate
Taking action in the face of uncertainty
Why is it called the greenhouse effect?
Feedback loops compound the greenhouse effect of carbon dioxide
What are the important greenhouse gases, and where do they come from?
Greenhouse gases on the rise
Could the increase in atmospheric CO2 be the result of natural cycles?
It's getting hotter down here!
Where is all that heat going?
Is our atmosphere really warming?
Back to the future
Suffocating the ocean
Weren't scientists warning us of a coming ice age only decades ago?
How does modern warming differ from past warming trends?
Welcome to the Anthropocene
What can a decade of western North American drought tell us about the future?
Signs of things to come? The 2012 North American heat wave
* The 2003 European heat wave
* Does a cold snap in Peoria invalidate global warming?
* A tempest in a greenhouse
* The vanishing snows of Kilimanjaro
* The last interglacial
* How to build a climate model
Profiles: James Hansen, Warren Washington, Stephen Schneider, and Susan Solomon
Comparing climate model predictions with observations
Regional vs global trends
Some climates disappear as others emerge
"Fingerprints" distinguish human and natural impacts on climate
Part 2 Climate Change Projections
How sensitive is the climate?
Fossil-fuel emissions scenarios
The Faux Pause
Past IPCC projections-how did they do?
The next century
The geographical pattern of future warming
Tipping points, irreversibility, and abrupt climate change
Carbon-cycle feedbacks
Melting ice and rising sea level
Future changes in extreme weather
Stabilizing atmospheric CO2
Part 3 The Impacts of Climate Change
The rising impact of global warming
Is it time to sell that beach house?
Ecosystems
Coral reefs
The highway to extinction?
Too much and too little
Is warming from carbon dioxide leading to more air pollution?
War
Famine
Pestilence and death
Earth, wind, and fire
Too wet and too hot
The polar meltdown
Part 4 Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Change
Is global warming the last straw for vulnerable ecosystems?
What is the best course for the coming century?
It's the economy, stupid!
A finger in the dike
Keeping the water flowing
A hard row to hoe
Part 5 Solving Climate Change
Solving global warming
Where do all those emissions come from?
Keeping the power turned on
On the road again
Building green
Reducing industrial CO2 pollution
The water-energy nexus
Greener acres
Forests
Waste not, want watts?
Geoengineering
But what can I do about it?
Sustainability success stories
What's your carbon footprint?
Global problems require international cooperation
Can we achieve sustainable development?
The ethics of climate change
The known unknowns and the unknown unknowns
The urgency of climate change
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MEDIA REVIEWS
A'ndrea Elyse Messer, Research Penn State:
"A key element is accurate information debunking the most commonly held myths about climate change, including the ideas that carbon dioxide is causing the holes in the ozone, that the increase in carbon dioxide is the result of natural cycles, and that our atmosphere is not warming at all. The authors consider each myth or misunderstanding and explain any kernel of truth within it before providing its refutation."
Dan Vergano, USA Today:
"[Michael] Mann and his colleague Lee Kump have written a terrific illustrated guide to global warming...with graphics that make even the most complex climate questions easily understandable. Our graphics department will be plundering the book for the next few years."
Bud Ward, Yale Climate Forum:
"Practically every page spread...is studded with stunning and informative graphics and illustrations. Hear that? Repeat: Stunning AND informative."
Gerry Karey, Platt's The Barrel:
" 'Dire Predictions - Understanding Global Warming,' ... is likely to infuriate climate skeptics because it is so user friendly that it could become a popular default source for information on global warming."
Janet Raloff, ScienceNews:
"[T]he authors have tackled a tough job and given lay readers a nice primer to begin wading into the complexities of Earth's climate.
Margot Roosevelt, Greenspace, Los Angeles Times:
"[A] handy guide for every harried individual daunted by the complexities of greenhouse effects, carbon-cycle feedbacks, ocean conveyor belts and climate modeling."
Jay Gulledge, Nature Reports:
"The main tool of communication and by far the best feature of the book is its high-quality data graphics showing the key observations and projections from which the IPCC developed its conclusions." See also Olive Heffernan's synopsis on Nature's Climate Feedback blog.
Nola Theiss, Sanibel-Captiva Islander:
"[I]t almost reads like a travel guide that helps the reader traverse the difficult terrain of climate change facts and figures through the use of photos, charts, and maps. It doesn't downplay the science behind the articles, but it really is all about presentation and the implications of that science."
Marcus Schneck, The Harr
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780133909777
Publisert
2015
Utgave
2. utgave
Utgiver
Vendor
Pearson
Vekt
570 gr
Høyde
232 mm
Bredde
179 mm
Dybde
15 mm
Aldersnivå
05, U
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
208