The Britannica guide to climate change : an unbiased guide to the key issue of our age

Publication/Creation:: London : Robinson ; Philadelphia : Running Press, 2008
Resource Type:: Book

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Full Title:: The Britannica guide to climate change : an unbiased guide to the key issue of our age / introduction by Robert M. May
Series Titles:: Britannica guide series
Britannica guide series.

Additional Author/Creators:: May, Robert M. (Robert McCredie), 1936-, writer of introduction

Table of Contents:: Contents; Introduction; Part 1 The big picture; 1 Climate change: a short introduction; 2 What is climate?; 3 A history of weather forecasting; Part 2 The changing world; 4 The changing planet: land; 5 The changing planet: hydrosphere; 6 The changing planet: atmosphere; 7 The decline in biodiversity; Part 3 Ideas, arguments, and progress; 8 Environmentalism: past, present, and future; 9 Key environmental thinkers; 10 Respones to change; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W
Summary:: There are a few subjects that divide opinion more than climate change. What is the truth? Can the solution be found in a global political treaty or individual action? This Britannica guide gives a clear overview of the scientific evidence, from data showing how the atmosphere has changed in the last 4.5 billion years to more recent studies on the symptoms of a warming planet and the global effects of greenhouse gases, deforestation, and population. The guide introduces you to the possible solutions and to key figures in the debate, from the origins of environmentalism through to the Kyoto Prot
Language:: English
Language Note:: English
Physical Type/Description:: 1 online resource (xvi, 460 pages) : illustrations, maps
General Note:: Description based on print version record.
Includes index.