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Providing a concise, up-to-date presentation of current knowledge
of climate change and its implications for society as a whole, this
new edition has been thoroughly updated and extended to include the
latest information. The text describes the components of the global
climate, considers how the many elements of climate combine to
define its behaviour, and reviews how climate change is measured.
The author discusses how the causes of climate change can be
related to the evidence of change, and modelled to predict future
changes. This book is ideally suited for introductory courses in
meteorology, oceanography, environmental science, earth science,
geography, agriculture and social science. It contains review
questions at the end of each chapter to enable readers to monitor
their understanding of the materials covered. This book should
appeal to an audience with a keen interest in all aspects of the
climate change debate.
This completely updated edition explores in detail the unresolved debate on the existence of weather cycles. It provides a different perspective on one of the most difficult questions in the current global warming debate: how much of the recent temperature rise can be attributed to natural causes? The book examines the complex analysis required to assess the evidence for cycles with a minimum of mathematics. First Edition Hb (1992): 0-521-38178-9 First Edition Pb (1995): 0-521-47869-3
We talk about it endlessly, write about it copiously, and predict it badly. It influences what we do, what we wear, and how we live. Weather--how does it really impact our lives? In this compelling look at weather, author Burroughs combines historical perspective and economic and political analysis to give the impact of weather and climate change relevance and weight. He examines whether the frequency of extreme events is changing and the consequences of these changes. He looks at the chaotic nature of the climate and how this unpredictability can impose serious limits on how we plan for the future. Finally, he poses the important question: what types of serious, even less predictable changes are around the corner? In balanced and accessible prose, Burroughs works these issues into lucid analysis. This refreshing and insightful look at the impact of weather will appeal to anyone who has ever worried about forgetting an umbrella. William James Burroughs is the author of Watching the World's Weather (CUP, 1991) and Weather Cycles: Real or Imaginary? (CUP, 1994).
How did humankind deal with the extreme challenges of the last Ice
Age? How have the relatively benign post-Ice Age conditions
affected the evolution and spread of humanity across the globe? By
setting our genetic history in the context of climate change during
prehistory, the origin of many features of our modern world are
identified and presented in this illuminating book. It reviews the
aspects of our physiology and intellectual development that have
been influenced by climatic factors, and how features of our lives
- diet, language and the domestication of animals - are also the
product of the climate in which we evolved. In short: climate
change in prehistory has in many ways made us what we are today.
Climate Change in Prehistory weaves together studies of the climate
with anthropological, archaeological and historical studies, and
will fascinate all those interested in the effects of climate on
human development and history.
We talk about it endlessly, write about it copiously, and predict
it badly. It influences what we do, what we wear, and how we live.
Weather--how does it really impact our lives? In this compelling
look at weather, author Burroughs combines historical perspective
and economic and political analysis to give the impact of weather
and climate change relevance and weight. He examines whether the
frequency of extreme events is changing and the consequences of
these changes. He looks at the chaotic nature of the climate and
how this unpredictability can impose serious limits on how we plan
for the future. Finally, he poses the important question: what
types of serious, even less predictable changes are around the
corner? In balanced and accessible prose, Burroughs works these
issues into lucid analysis. This refreshing and insightful look at
the impact of weather will appeal to anyone who has ever worried
about forgetting an umbrella. William James Burroughs is the author
of Watching the World's Weather (CUP, 1991) and Weather Cycles:
Real or Imaginary? (CUP, 1994).
How did humankind deal with the extreme challenges of the last Ice
Age? How have the relatively benign post-Ice Age conditions
affected the evolution and spread of humanity across the globe? By
setting our genetic history in the context of climate change during
prehistory, the origin of many features of our modern world are
identified and presented in this illuminating book. It reviews the
aspects of our physiology and intellectual development that have
been influenced by climatic factors, and how features of our lives
- diet, language and the domestication of animals - are also the
product of the climate in which we evolved. In short: climate
change in prehistory has in many ways made us what we are today.
Climate Change in Prehistory weaves together studies of the climate
with anthropological, archaeological and historical studies, and
will fascinate all those interested in the effects of climate on
human development and history.
This completely updated edition explores in detail the unresolved debate on the existence of weather cycles. It provides a different perspective on one of the most difficult questions in the current global warming debate: how much of the recent temperature rise can be attributed to natural causes? The book examines the complex analysis required to assess the evidence for cycles with a minimum of mathematics. First Edition Hb (1992): 0-521-38178-9 First Edition Pb (1995): 0-521-47869-3
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