Climate change
Subtitle: picturing the science
By: Gavin Schmidt and Joshua Wolfe.
Contributors: Wolfe, Joshua, 1983-
Publisher: W.W. Norton
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 305
ISBN-13: 9780393331257
Subjects: Climatic changes; Climatology
Description: Schmidt, a climate scientist at NASA, and photographer Wolfe seek to advance public education about human-induced climate change in a combination of arresting images and lucid explanations of the science of global warming and the pursuit of global cooperation in adopting new, sustainable ways of living. With contributions by 16 scientists, engineers, writers, activists, and photographers, Schmidt and Wolfe address a host of observable changes, from the melting of ice and permafrost at the poles to the rising of sea levels in cities such as Venice and Miami...-- Excerpt, Booklist.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.