The Britannica guide to climate change
Subtitle: an unbiased guide to the key issue of our age
By: introduction by Robert M. May
Series: Britannica guide series; Britannica guide series
Publisher: Robinson; Running Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: London; Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 460
ISBN-13: 9781845298678
Subjects: Klimaänderung; Climatic changes
Other titles: Encyclopædia Britannica guide to climate change; Climate change
Description: "This Britannica Guide to Climate Change gives a clear overview of the scientific evidence, from data showing how the atmosphere has changed in the last 4.5 billion to more recent studies on the symptoms of change from a warming planet and the global effects of greenhouse gases, deforestation and pollution. The guide introduces you to the possible solutions and to key figures in the debate, from the origins of environmentalism through to the Kyoto Protocol and beyond."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: pt. 1. The big picture; title: 1. Climate change: a short introduction; title: 2. What is climate?; title: 3. A history of weather forecasting; title: pt. 2. The changing world; title: 4. The changing planet: land; title: 5. The changing planet: hydrosphere; title: 6. The changing planet: atmostphere; title: 7. The decline of biodiversity; title: pt. 3. Ideas, arguments, and progress; title: 8. Environmentalism: past, present, and future; title: 9. Key environmental thinkers; title: 10. Responses to change.