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Global fever : how to treat climate change / by Calvin, William H.,1939-;
Includes bibliographical references and index.The big picture -- We're not in Kansas anymore -- Will this overheated frog move? -- Pop! goes the climate -- Drought's slippery slope -- Why deserts expand -- From creeps to leaps -- What makes a cycle vicious? -- That pale blue sky -- Slip locally, crash globally -- Come hell and high water -- Methane is the double threat -- Sudden shifts in climate -- A sea of CO2 -- The extended forecast -- Doing things differently -- Cleaning up our act -- The climate optimist -- Turning around by 2020 -- Arming for a great war -- Get it right on the first try -- Read widely.
Subjects: Climatic changes.;
© 2008., University of Chicago Press,
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Climate change : a very short introduction / by Maslin, Mark.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.What is climate change? -- The climate change debate -- Evidence for climate change -- Modelling future climate -- Climate change impacts -- Climate surprises -- Politics of climate change -- Solutions -- Envisioning the future.
Subjects: Climatic changes.;
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The climate change debate : a reference handbook / by Newton, David E.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Preface -- 1.Background and history. The climate record ; The tools of Paleoclimatology ; Causes of climate change ; Other possible causes ; A greenhouse Earth ; A new day for climate science ; Post-keeling developments ; Conclusion ; References -- 2. Problems, controversies, and solutions. Climate change as a national issue ; Possible consequences of climate change ;  Climate skeptics and deniers ; Industry responds ; Possible solutions ; Conclusion ; References -- 3. Perspectives. Interoduction ; Cemetery management today or reinternment management tomorrow / Jennifer Blanks ; Comatose in climate catastrophe / Olivia Cooper ; Costal community faces effects of climate change, sea-level rise ; A call for climate literacy / Gregory Foy and Leigh Foy ; Scientific skepticism of climate change models / Joel Grossman ; How the powerful advance climate change / Maxine Gunther-Segal ; Landslide mitigation and perception in Rio de Janeiro / Abigail Hanna ; The little big changes-how big is your backyard / Hogyeum Joo ; Give me money, give me power, and give them death / Joy Semien -- 4. Profiles -- 5. Data and documents -- 6. Resources -- 7. Chronology -- Glossary -- Index."The Climate Change Debate: A Reference Handbook provides an in-depth look at climate change facts and statistics. It also discusses those that disagree with the scientific consensus. The Climate Change Debate: A Reference Handbook covers the topic of climate change from the earliest days of planet Earth to the present day. Chapters One and Two provide a historical background of climate change and a review of current problems, controversies, and solutions. The remainder of the book consists of chapters that aid readers in continuing their own research on the topic, such as an extended annotated bibliography, chronology, glossary, noteworthy individuals and organizations in the field, and important data and documents. The variety of resources provided, such as further reading, perspective essays about climate change, a historical timeline, and useful terms in the climate change discourse, differentiates this book from others in the field. The book is intended for readers of high school through the community college level, along with adult readers who may be interested in the topic." -- Publisher's description.
Subjects: Climatic changes.;
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The climate change debate : A reference handbook / by Newton, David E.,author.;
Preface -- 1.Background and history. The climate record ; The tools of Paleoclimatology ; Causes of climate change ; Other possible causes ; A greenhouse Earth ; A new day for climate science ; Post-keeling developments ; Conclusion ; References -- 2. Problems, controversies, and solutions. Climate change as a national issue ; Possible consequences of climate change ;  Climate skeptics and deniers ; Industry responds ; Possible solutions ; Conclusion ; References -- 3. Perspectives. Interoduction ; Cemetery management today or reinternment management tomorrow / Jennifer Blanks ; Comatose in climate catastrophe / Olivia Cooper ; Costal community faces effects of climate change, sea-level rise ; A call for climate literacy / Gregory Foy and Leigh Foy ; Scientific skepticism of climate change models / Joel Grossman ; How the powerful advance climate change / Maxine Gunther-Segal ; Landslide mitigation and perception in Rio de Janeiro / Abigail Hanna ; The little big changes-how big is your backyard / Hogyeum Joo ; Give me money, give me power, and give them death / Joy Semien -- 4. Profiles -- 5. Data and documents -- 6. Resources -- 7. Chronology -- Glossary -- Index."The Climate Change Debate: A Reference Handbook provides an in-depth look at climate change facts and statistics. It also discusses those that disagree with the scientific consensus. The Climate Change Debate: A Reference Handbook covers the topic of climate change from the earliest days of planet Earth to the present day. Chapters One and Two provide a historical background of climate change and a review of current problems, controversies, and solutions. The remainder of the book consists of chapters that aid readers in continuing their own research on the topic, such as an extended annotated bibliography, chronology, glossary, noteworthy individuals and organizations in the field, and important data and documents. The variety of resources provided, such as further reading, perspective essays about climate change, a historical timeline, and useful terms in the climate change discourse, differentiates this book from others in the field. The book is intended for readers of high school through the community college level, along with adult readers who may be interested in the topic." -- Publisher's description.Description based on print version record.Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Climatic changes.;
On-line resources: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kirtland-ebooks/detail.action?docID=6176717 -- Available online. Click here to access.;
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Censoring science : inside the political attack on Dr. James Hansen and the truth of global warming / by Bowen, Mark(Mark Stander);
Includes bibliographical references (p. [307]-308) and index.The cardinal rule -- "This is coming from the top" -- "A dirty little secret" -- "Because the White House has a no surprises rule" -- "Gretchen, do not e-mail me on this" -- A theory of government we must vociferously oppose -- Congratulations for your "non award" -- The veil of Venus -- "A logical, well-reasoned conclusion" -- "Me, too".
Subjects: Global warming.; Climatic changes.;
© c2008., Dutton,
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The whole story of climate : what science reveals about the nature of endless change / by Peters, E. Kirsten.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-283) and index.Facing our climate adversary squarely -- The ice time -- Staggering complexities and surprising side effects -- From woolly mammoths to saber-toothed tigers -- Miraculous mud -- Wood reveals climate clues -- The evidence of the ice -- Even more frequent boom-bust cycles -- Have humans shaped climate for millennia? -- From efforts to modify climate to fears of global cooling -- Global warming discovered -- Leaving the garden.Offers an overview of the contributions geology has made to the study of climate change and the nuanced picture it presents of a climate that has gone through constant change over the course of millennia.In the publicity surrounding global warming, climate scientists are usually the experts consulted by the media. We rarely hear from geologists, who for almost two hundred years have been studying the history of Earth's dramatic and repeated climate revolutions, as revealed in the evidence of rocks and landscapes. This book, written by a geologist, describes the important contributions that geology has made to our understanding of climate change. What emerges is a much more complex and nuanced picture than is usually presented. While the average person often gets the impression that the Earth's climate would be essentially stable if it weren't for the deleterious effects of greenhouse gases, in fact the history of the earth over many millennia reveals a constantly changing climate. As the author explains, several long cold eras have been punctuated by shorter warm periods. The most recent of these warm spells, the one in which we are now living, started ten thousand years ago; based on previous patterns, we should be about due for the return of another frigid epoch. Some scientists even think that the warming of the planet caused by man-made greenhouse gasses tied to agriculture in the past few thousand years may have held off the next ice age. Though this may be possible, much remains uncertain. But what is clearly known is that major climate shifts can be appallingly rapid--occurring over as little as twenty or thirty years. One danger of dumping greenhouse gases into the atmosphere is that they may increase the chance that this "climate switch" will be thrown, with catastrophic effects on worldwide agriculture. Besides her discussion of climate, the author includes chapters on how early naturalists pieced together the complicated geological history of Earth, and she teaches the reader how to interpret the evidence of rock formations and landscape patterns all around us. Accessible and engagingly written, this book is essential reading for anyone looking to understand one of our most important contemporary debates. -- Publisher description.
Subjects: Climatic changes.; Paleoclimatology.;
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With speed and violence : why scientists fear tipping points in climate change / by Pearce, Fred.;
Includes bibliographies and index.I. Welcome to the anthropocene. The pioneers: the men who measured the planet's breath -- Turning up the heat: a skeptic's guide to climate change -- The year: how the wild weather of 1998 broke all records -- The anthropocene: a new name for a new geological era -- The watchtower: keeping climate vigil on an Arctic island -- II. Fault lines in the ice. Ninety degrees north: why melting knows no bounds in the far north -- On the slippery slope: Greenland is slumping into the ocean -- The shelf: down south, shattering ice uncorks the Antarctic -- The Mercer legacy: an Achilles heel at the bottom of the world -- Rising tides: saying "toodle-oo" to Tuvalu -- III. Riding the carbon cycle. In the jungle: would we notice if the Amazon went up in smoke? -- Wildfires of Borneo: climate in the mire from burning swamp -- Sink to source: why the carbon cycle is set for a U-turn -- The doomsday device: a lethal secret stirs in the permafrost -- The acid bath: what carbon dioxide does to the oceans -- The wind of change: tsunamis, mega-farts, and mountains of the deep -- IV. Reflecting on warming. What's Watts?: Planet Earth's energy imbalance -- Clouds from both sides: uncovering flaws in the climate models -- A billion fires: how brown haze could turn off the monsoon -- Hydroxyl holiday: the day the planet's cleaner didn't show for work -- V. Ice Ages and Solar Pulses. Goldilocks and the three planets: why Earth is "just right" for life -- The big freeze: how a wobble in our orbit triggered the ice ages -- The ocean conveyor: the real day after tomorrow -- An Arctic flower: clues to a climate switchback -- The pulse: how the sun makes climate change -- VI. Tropical heat. The fall: the end of Africa's golden age -- Seesaw across the ocean: how the Sahara Desert greens the Amazon -- Tropical high: why an ice man is rewriting climate history -- The curse of Akkad: the strange revival of environmental determinism -- A chunk of coral: probing the hidden life of El NinÌo -- Feeding Asia: what happens if the monsoon falters? -- VII. At the Millennium. The heatwave: the year Europe felt the heat of global warming -- The hockey stick: why now really is different -- Hurricane season: raising the storm cones after Katrina -- Ozone holes in the greenhouse: why millions face radiation threat -- VIII. Inevitable surprises. The dance: the poles or the tropics? Who leads in the climatic dance? -- New horizons: feedbacks from the stratosphere -- Conclusion: another planet -- Appendix: the trillion-ton challenge.
Subjects: Climatic changes.; Climatic changes;
© c2007., Beacon Press,
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The climate book / by Thunberg, Greta,2003-compiler,author.;
"We still have time to change the world. From climate change activist Greta Thunberg comes the essential handbook for making it happen. You might think it's an impossible task: secure a safe future for life on Earth, at a scale and speed never seend, against all odds. There is hope -- but only if we listen to the science before it's too late. In The Climate Book, Greta Thunberg has gathered the wisdom of over one hundred experts -- geophysicists, oceanographers, and meteorologists; engineers, economists, and mathematicians; historians, philosophers, and Indigenous leaders -- to equip us all with the knowledge we need to combat climate disaster. Alongside them, she shares her own stories of demonstrating and uncovering greenwashing around the world, revealing how much we have been kept in the dark. This is one of out biggest challenges, she shows, but also our greatest source of hope. Once we are given the full picture, how can we not act? And if a schoolchild's strike could ignite a global protest, what could we do collectively if we tried? We are alive at the most decisive time in the history of humanity. Together, we can do the seemingly impossible. But it has to be us, and it has to be now."--
Subjects: Climatic changes.; Climate justice.;
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Global warming : a very short introduction / by Maslin, Mark.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-182) and index.What is global warming? -- A brief history of the global warming debate -- What is the evidence for climate change? -- How do you model the future? -- What are the possible future impacts? -- Surprises -- Politics -- Solutions -- Visions of a zero-carbon future.This title looks at the predicted impacts of global warming and the possible surprises that could be waiting for us in the near future. It draws on material from the recent report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
Subjects: Global warming.; Climatic changes.;
© c2009., Oxford University Press,
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Climate change : examining the facts / by Bedford, Daniel,author.; Cook, John(Climatologist),author.;
The evidence regarding climate change -- The causes of climate change -- The likely impacts of climate change -- Scientific consensus on climate change -- Responding to climate change.Includes bibliographical references and index."Climate change is one of the most controversial and misunderstood issues of the 21st century. This book provides a clear understanding of the issue by presenting scientific facts to refute falsehoods and misinformation-and to confirm the validity of other assertions."--
Subjects: Climatic changes.; Global warming.; Climate change mitigation.;
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