What We Know about Climate Change, Updated Edition Updated Edition Contributor(s): Emanuel, Kerry (Author), Inglis, Bob (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0262535912 ISBN-13: 9780262535915 Publisher: MIT Press OUR PRICE: $14.36 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental) - Science | Earth Sciences - Meteorology & Climatology - Nature | Weather |
Dewey: 363.738 |
LCCN: 2018010196 |
Series: Mit Press |
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.3" W x 7.9" (0.22 lbs) 84 pages |
Themes: - Topical - Ecology |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: 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. 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Emanuel, Kerry: - Kerry Emanuel is Professor of Atmospheric Science in the Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Science at MIT. He is the author of Divine Wind: The History and Science of Hurricanes and Atmospheric Convection. |