| Edition |
3rd ed. |
| Description |
xxx, 351 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
1. Global warming and climate change -- Is the climate changing? -- The remarkable last decades of the twentieth century -- El Niño events -- The effect of volcanic eruptions on temperature extremes -- Vulnerable to change -- The problem of global warming -- Adaptation and mitigation -- Uncertainty and response -- Questions -- Notes -- 2. The greenhouse effect -- How the earth keeps warm -- The greenhouse effect -- Mars and Venus -- The 'runaway' greenhouse effect -- The enhanced greenhouse effect -- Questions -- Notes -- 3. The greenhouse gases -- Which are the most important greenhouse gases? -- Radiative forcing -- Carbon dioxide and the carbon cycle -- Future emissions of carbon dioxide -- Other greenhouse gases -- Gases with an indirect greenhouse effect -- Particles in the atmosphere -- Estimates of radiative forcing -- Questions -- Notes -- 4. Climates of the past -- The last hundred years -- The last thousand years -- The past million years -- How stable has past climate been? -- Questions -- Notes -- 5. Modelling the climate -- Modelling the weather -- Seasonal forecasting -- The climate system -- Feedbacks in the climate system -- Models for climate prediction -- Validation of the model -- Comparison with observations -- Is the climate chaotic? -- Regional climate modelling -- The future of climate modelling -- Questions -- Notes -- 6. Climate change for the twenty-first century and beyond -- Emission scenarios -- Model projections -- Projections of global average temperature -- Regional patterns of climate change -- Changes in climate extremes -- Regional climate models -- Longer-term climate change -- Changes in the ocean thermohaline circulation -- Other factors that might influence climate change -- Questions -- Notes -- 7. The impacts of climate change -- A complex network of changes -- How much will sea level rise? -- The impacts of sea level rise -- Increasing human use of fresh water resources -- The impact of climate change on fresh water resources -- Impact on agriculture and food supply -- The impact on ecosystems -- The impact on human health -- Adaptation to climate change -- Costing the impacts : extreme events -- Costing the total impacts --The overall impact of global warming -- Questions -- Notes -- |
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8. Why should we be concerned? -- Earth in the balance -- Exploitation -- 'Back to nature' -- The technical fix -- Future generations -- The unity of the earth -- Environmental values -- Stewards of the earth -- The will to act -- Questions -- Notes -- 9. Weighing the uncertainty -- The scientific uncertainty -- The IPCC assessments -- Narrowing the uncertainty -- Sustainable development -- Why not wait and see? -- The precautionary principle -- Principles for international action -- Some global economics -- Questions -- Notes -- 10. A strategy for action to slow and stabilise climate change -- The climate convention -- Stabilisation of emissions -- The Montreal protocol -- The Kyoto protocol -- Forests -- Reduction in the sources of methane -- Stabilisation of carbon dioxide concentrations -- The choice of stabilisation level -- Realising the climate convention objective -- Summary of the action required -- Questions -- Notes -- 11. Energy and transport for the future -- World energy demand and supply -- Future energy projections -- Energy conservation and efficiency in buildings -- Energy savings in transport -- Energy savings in industry -- Capture and storage of carbon dioxide -- Renewable energy -- Hydro-power -- Biomass as fuel -- Wind energy -- Energy from the sun -- Other renewable energies -- The support and financing of renewable energy -- Nuclear energy -- Technology for the longer term -- Summary -- Questions -- Notes -- 12. The global village -- The challenges of global warming -- Not the only global problem -- The conception and conduct of environmental research -- The goal of environmental stewardship -- Questions -- Notes. |
| Subject |
Global warming.
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Global warming. |
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Climatic changes.
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Climatic changes. |
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Réchauffement de la terre. |
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Climat -- Changements. |
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Broeikaseffect. |
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Klimaatveranderingen. |
| ISBN |
0521817625 |
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9780521817622 |
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0521528747 paperback |
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9780521528740 paperback |
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