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"A superb reference"--Physics Today. "Will become a classic text in climate research"--Physics World. "Valuable to anyone who studies, models, or uses the climate of the earth"--Walter Robinson Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. "Informative and authoritative on…
L'auteur fait le point sur le débat climatique à l'échelle globale, analyse les modèles philosophiques ou économiques qui sont à l'origine des différentes positions des acteurs. Critique des politiques actuelles en matière d'environnement.--[Memento].
Even with aggressive efforts to reduce greenhouse gases, the scientific consensus predicts that the Earth's temperatures will continue to rise for decades. Climbing temperatures are already having serious consequences for vulnerable people and regions through droughts, extreme w…
Argues that we need to start adapting to climate change, now and that these efforts should focus primarily on identifying the places and people most at risk and taking anticipatory action - from developing drought-resistant crops to building sea walls. Roundly rejects the idea t…
"A comprehensive review of dryland climates and their relationship to the physical environment, hydrology, and inhabitants. Chapters are divided into four major sections on background meteorology and climatology; the nature of dryland climates in relation to precipitation and hy…
Global Physical Climatology is an introductory text devoted to the fundamental physical principles and problems of climate sensitivity and change. Addressing some of the most critical issues in climatology, this text features incisive coverage of topics that are central to under…
