Climate Change : What The Science Tells Us

Chip Fletcher

ISBN 10: 1118793064 / ISBN 13: 9781118793060

Published by John Wiley & Sons Inc Dez 2021, 2021

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Neuware - This book introduces climate change fundamentals and essential concepts that reveal the extent of the damage, the impacts felt around the globe, and the innovation and leadership it will take to bring an end to the status quo. Emphasizing peer-reviewed literature, this text details the impact of climate change on land and sea, the water cycle, human communities, the weather, and humanity's collective future. Coverage of greenhouse gases, oceanic and atmospheric processes, Pleistocene and Holocene paleoclimate, sea levels, and other fundamental topics provide a deep understanding of key mechanisms, while discussion of extreme weather, economic impacts, and resource scarcity reveals how climate change is already impacting people's lives--and will continue to do so at an increasing rate for the foreseeable future.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Climate Change : What The Science Tells Us
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc Dez 2021
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1118793064
• ISBN 13: 9781118793060
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 275W x 217H x 17D millimeters 275 millimeters width by 217 millimeters height by 17 millimeters depth
• Weight: 742 grams

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Synopsis

This book introduces climate change fundamentals and essential concepts that reveal the extent of the damage, the impacts felt around the globe, and the innovation and leadership it will take to bring an end to the status quo. Emphasizing peer-reviewed literature, this text details the impact of climate change on land and sea, the water cycle, human communities, the weather, and humanity’s collective future. Coverage of greenhouse gases, oceanic and atmospheric processes, Pleistocene and Holocene paleoclimate, sea levels, and other fundamental topics provide a deep understanding of key mechanisms, while discussion of extreme weather, economic impacts, and resource scarcity reveals how climate change is already impacting people’s lives―and will continue to do so at an increasing rate for the foreseeable future.