Dire Predictions: Understanding Global Warming - The Illustrated Guide to the Findings of the IPCC - Softcover

Michael E. Mann; Lee R. Kump

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9780756639952: Dire Predictions: Understanding Global Warming - The Illustrated Guide to the Findings of the IPCC

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ISBN 10: 0756639956 ISBN 13: 9780756639952

Publisher: DK Publishing, 2008

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Presents the scientific findings on the current climate change and global warming, including climate change projections, the Earth's adaptability, and how to solve global warming.

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About the Author:

Dr. Michael E. Mann is a member of the Pennsylvania State University faculty, holding joint positions in the Departments of Meteorology and Geosciences, and the Earth and Environmental Systems Institute (EESI). He is also director of the Penn State Earth System Science Center (ESSC). Dr. Mann received his undergraduate degree in physics and applied math from the University of California at Berkeley, an MS degree in physics from Yale University, and a PhD in geology & geophysics from Yale University. He is author of more than 100 peer-reviewed and edited publications, and is a cofounder of RealClimate.org.

Lee R. Kump is a professor in the department of geosciences at Pennsylvania State University and an associate of the Penn State Earth System Science Center and the Penn State Astrobiology Research Center. He is the coauthor of Dire Predictions: Understanding Climate Change, Earth System and Scientific American: The Last Great Global Warming.

Review:

"This rendering of meticulous, documented climate research, stunning crisp photos, remarkable artwork, and easy to read charts strikes clear, individual notes, while still managing to come together fully in the glossy pages like a stirring symphony of popular science." -- DailyKos.com, July 2008

Dire Predictions is a must read for anyone who wants the straight facts on global warming. It cuts to the heart of the massive 2007 IPCC report, presenting major scientific findings in easy to understand language and graphics. Written by two of the scientific community's most thoughtful researchers, Dire Predictions' unbiased message about global warming arrives at a time when people need it most! -- Heidi Cullen, The Weather Channel

Here's a powerful, straight-forward guide to how scientists, economists, and engineers really understand the problem of global warming. It makes 20 years of research and consensus-building completely accessible to anyone who cares to know the truth--and to do something about it. -- Bill McKibben, author of The End of Nature

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