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Climate Change Science - A Primer for Sustainable Development (Hardcover)
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Climate Change Science - A Primer for Sustainable Development (Hardcover)
Series: Columbia University Earth Institute Sustainability Primers
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How will future climates be different from today's world-and what
consequences will changes in climate have for societies and their
development strategies? This book is a primer on the essential
science for grasping the workings of climate change and climate
prediction. It is accessible for readers with little to no
background in science, with an emphasis on the needs of those
studying sustainable development. John C. Mutter gives a
just-the-facts overview of how the climate system functions and
what we know about why changes occur. He recounts the evolution of
climatology from the earliest discoveries about Earth's climate to
present-day predictive capabilities, and clearly presents the
scientific basis of fundamental topics such as climate zones,
ocean-atmosphere dynamics, and the long-term cycles from glacial to
interglacial periods. Mutter also details the mechanisms of climate
change and the ways in which human activity affects global climate.
He explains the science behind some known consequences of rising
temperatures, such as sea level rise, hurricane behavior, and
climate variability. The primer discusses how climate predictions
are made and examines the sources of uncertainty in forecasting.
Climate Change Science is a straightforward and easy-to-read
treatment of the fundamental science needed to comprehend one of
today's most important issues.
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