The rough guide to climate change
By: by Robert Henson
Edition: 3rd ed.
Series: Rough Guides reference
Publisher: Rough Guides
Published: 2011
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 406
ISBN-13: 9781848365797
Subjects: Climate change; Climatic changes; Popular works; Global warming
Description: "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"--P. [4] of cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 391-397) and index.
Table of contents: title: pt. 1: The basics : global warming in a nutshell. Climate change: a primer ; The greenhouse effect ; Who's responsible?; title: 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; title: pt. 3: The science : how we know what we know about climate change. Keeping track ; The long view ; Circuits of change; title: 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.