E-Book, Englisch, 302 Seiten
Strom Hot House
1. Auflage 2007
ISBN: 978-0-387-68611-0
Verlag: Springer US
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
Global Climate Change and the Human Condition
E-Book, Englisch, 302 Seiten
ISBN: 978-0-387-68611-0
Verlag: Springer US
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
Global warming is addressed by almost all sciences including many aspects of geosciences, atmospheric, the biological sciences, and even astronomy. It has recently become the concern of other diverse disciplines such as economics, agriculture, demographics and population statistics, medicine, engineering, and political science. This book addresses these complex interactions, integrates them, and derives meaningful conclusions and possible solutions. The text provides an easy-to-read explanation of past and present global climate change, causes and possible solutions to the problem, including the politics and reasons why this is such a politically charged issue.
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Weitere Infos & Material
1;CONTENTS;6
2;FOREWORD;11
3;PREFACE;15
4;ACKNOWLEDGMENTS;17
5;A GIGANTIC EXPERIMENT;19
6;THE ABCs OF CLIMATE CHANGE;27
7;A PLANETARY PERSPECTIVE;41
8;TIME AND CAUSES;55
9;A HOT AND COLD PAST;69
10;THE HEAT IS ON;93
11;THE HUMAN IMPACT;113
12;THE MAIN OFFENDERS;144
13;THE ROOT CAUSE;156
14;THE MELTING EARTH;167
15;WATER WORLD;197
16;WHAT'S IN STORE FOR US?;226
17;THE ESCAPE HATCH;239
18;POLITICS AND MONEY;247
19;IT'S NOW OR NEVER;258
20;MEASURING GEOLOGIC TIME;264
21;CLIMATE PROXIES;266
22;STATEMENT ON GLOBAL WARMING;270
23;CLIMATE-RELATED WEB SITES;272
24;REFERENCES;273
25;INDEX;311
