The rough guide to climate change
"Gives the complete picture of the single biggest issue facing our planet. ... lays out the facts and assesses the options - global and personal - for dealing with the threat of a warming world"--Page [4] of cover
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- Full title :The rough guide to climate change / Robert Henson
Summary
"Gives the complete picture of the single biggest issue facing our planet. ... lays out the facts and assesses the options - global and personal - for dealing with the threat of a warming world"--Page [4] of cover
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- Publication Date:2011
- Edition:3. ed
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Rough Guides
- Place of Publication:London
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2011
The Physical Object
- Description:x, 406 Seiten : Illustrationen, Diagramme, Karten : 20 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:1848365799, 9781848365797
- oclc:ocn838436042
- LC Classification:QC981.8.C5
- Dewey Decimal:363.73874
Table of Contents
pt. 1: The basics : global warming in a nutshell. Climate change: a primer ; The greenhouse effect ; Who's responsible? -- pt. 2: The symptoms : what's happening now, and what might happen in the future. Extreme heat ; Floods & droughts ; The big melt ; Oceans ; Hurricanes & other storms ; Ecosystems & agriculture -- pt. 3: The science : how we know what we know about climate change. Keeping track ; The long view ; Circuits of change -- pt. 4: Debates & solutions : from spats and spin to saving the planet. A heated debate ; The predicament ; Political solutions ; Technological solutions ; What you can do.
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