Climate: Into the 21st Century - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521792029 ISBN 13: 9780521792028

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2003

Synopsis

Toward the end of the twentieth century, it became evident to professionals working within the meterological arena that the world's climate system was showing signs of change that could not be adequately explained in terms of natural variation. Since that time there has been an increasing recognition that the climate system is changing as a result of human industries and lifestyles, and that the outcomes may prove catastrophic to the world's escalating population. Compiled by an international team formed under the auspices of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), Climate: Into the 21st Century features an unrivalled collection of essays by the world's leading meteorological experts. These fully integrated contributions provide a perspective of the global climate system across the twentieth century, and describe some of the most arresting and extreme climatic events and their effects that have occurred during that time. In addition, the book traces the development of our capabilities to observe and monitor the climate system, and outlines our understanding of the predictability of climate on time-scales of months and longer. It concludes with a summary of the prospects for applying the twentieth century climate experience in order to benefit society in the twenty-first century. Lavishly illustrated in color, Climate is an accessible acccount of the challenges that climate poses at the start of the twenty-first century. Filled with fascinating facts and diagrams, it is written for a wide audience and will captivate the general reader interested in climate issues, and will be a valuable teaching resource. William Burroughs is a successful science author of books on climate, including Weather (Time Life, 2000), and Climate Change: A Multidisciplinary Approach (2001), Does the Weather Really Matter? (1997) and The Climate Revealed (1999), all published by Cambridge University Press.

About this title

Book Description

In Climate: Into the 21st century, the World Meteorology Organization draws on an unrivalled selection of leading experts to provide a balanced and global coverage of climate issues, identifying the most arresting examples of climate events, their impact on peoples' lives, and how we can face the future challenges of climate change. Lavishly illustrated and written in an accessible and engaging style, this book will be attractive to a general audience interested in climate issues, and will also be valuable as a teaching resource for students in school and university.

About the Author

William Burroughs is a professional science writer and has published 8 books on aspects of the world's climate and weather.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0521792029
• ISBN 13: 9780521792028
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 240
• Editor: Burroughs William