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What We Know about Climate Change (Paperback, updated edition)
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What We Know about Climate Change (Paperback, updated edition)
Series: What We Know about Climate Change
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An updated edition of a guide to the basic science of climate
change, and a call to action. The vast majority of scientists agree
that human activity has significantly increased greenhouse gases in
the atmosphere-most dramatically since the 1970s. Yet global
warming skeptics and ill-informed elected officials continue to
dismiss this broad scientific consensus. In this updated edition of
his authoritative book, MIT atmospheric scientist Kerry Emanuel
outlines the basic science of global warming and how the current
consensus has emerged. Although it is impossible to predict exactly
when the most dramatic effects of global warming will be felt, he
argues, we can be confident that we face real dangers. Emanuel
warns that global warming will contribute to an increase in the
intensity and power of hurricanes and flooding and more rapidly
advancing deserts. But just as our actions have created the looming
crisis, so too might they avert it. Emanuel calls for urgent action
to reduce greenhouse gases and criticizes the media for downplaying
the dangers of global warming (and, in search of "balance," quoting
extremists who deny its existence). This edition has been updated
to include the latest climate data, a discussion of the earth's
carbon cycle, the warming hiatus of the first decade of this
century, the 2017 hurricanes, advanced energy options, the
withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement, and more. It offers a
new foreword by former U.S. Representative Bob Inglis (R-SC), who
now works on climate action through his organization RepublicEN.
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Imprint: |
MIT Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
What We Know about Climate Change |
Release date: |
October 2018 |
Authors: |
Kerry Emanuel
(Professor of Atmospheric Science)
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Foreword by: |
Bob Inglis
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Dimensions: |
203 x 137 x 4mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
88 |
Edition: |
updated edition |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-262-53591-5 |
Categories: |
Books >
Earth & environment >
The environment >
Nuclear issues
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LSN: |
0-262-53591-2 |
Barcode: |
9780262535915 |
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