The Rough Guide to Climate Change (Rough Guide Reference) - Softcover

Henson, Robert; Rough Guides

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1843537117 ISBN 13: 9781843537113

Publisher: Rough Guides, 2006

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Review:

A wonderfully accessible and instructive book in the `Rough Guide' series. -- The Sunday Telegraph, 18 February, 2007

Concise, lucid and well-researched.
-- The Ecologist, March 2008

Synopsis:

"The Rough Guide to Climate Change" is a complete, unbiased guide to one of the most pressing problems facing humanity. From the current situation and back ground science to the government sceptics and possible solutions, this book covers the whole subject. The guide looks at: visible symptoms of change from a warming planet; how global warming works; the evolution of our atmosphere over the last 4.5 billion years; what computer simulations of climate reveal about our past, present, and future; the sceptics: Who are they? What are their grounds for disagreeing with the crowd? Battle of the titans: the oil industry vs. the global commons; global warming in the media: A review of the last few decades; global solutions: What governments and scientists are doing to try and solve the problem; plus much, more. The guide also includes lifestyle advice and tips for consumers who want to make a difference in tomorrow's climate, and comes complete with a gloassary of websites for further information.

About this edition

• Publisher: Rough Guides
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1843537117
• ISBN 13: 9781843537113
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 352