The accelerating pace of global warming is provoking anxiety that
the Earth is reaching an ominous threshold, a point of no return.
Within a decade or two, various feedbacks may take greenhouse
warming past any human ability to contain or reverse it.
Carbon-dioxide levels in the atmosphere are rising rapidly, fed by
increasing fossil-fuel use world-wide, melting permafrost,
slash-and-burn agriculture in Indonesia and Brazil, increasing
wildfires, as well as rapid industrialization using dirty coal in
China and India. Global warming may well become the most urgent
problem the world faces during the 21st Century . Natural
variations are no longer the major contribution (or "forcing") in
Earth's climate. Human contributions became the major factor about
1950. This book has been prepared as a reference for high-school
students, but it also will be useful for anyone who wants a
compact, plain-spoken basic guide to the science of global warming.
Global Warming 101 begins with an examination of basic issues,
followed by important controversies in the field. The book then
describes scientific issues related to melting ice, rising seas,
and effects on plants and animals, as well as human health. Global
Warming 101 concludes with consideration of possible solutions.
Global Warming 101 combines a survey of the science of global
warming with reporting from around the world, from sinking Pacific
islands and thawing Arctic permafrost, which indicate that
significant global warming already has begun.
General
Imprint: |
Greenwood Press
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Science 101 |
Release date: |
June 2008 |
First published: |
May 2008 |
Authors: |
Bruce E. Johansen
|
Dimensions: |
235 x 156 x 19mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
216 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-313-34690-3 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
0-313-34690-9 |
Barcode: |
9780313346903 |
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