The change in the weather : people, weather, and the science of climate / William K. Stevens
- Bib ID:
- 162403
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Stevens, William K. (William Kenneth), 1935-
- Description:
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- New York : Delacorte Press, 1999
- xxiii, 357 p. ; 24 cm.
- ISBN:
- 0385320124
- Summary:
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"Is something going on with the weather?"--BOOK JACKET. "Examining today's headline-making questions through the lens of science and history, New York Times science reporter William K. Stevens's The Change in the Weather offers a definitive look at the science of climatic change. He introduces us to the international community of scientists leading the effort to determine whether a new era of climate has already dawned, one in which the extreme will become increasingly commonplace in an ever-warming world."--BOOK JACKET.
"Charting the "grand drama" that began with the formation of the planet and its atmosphere billions of years ago, Stevens reveals the patterns of extreme climate change that have always characterized earth history. He explores the inextricable link between the fate of humanity and the climate - from the shaping of human evolution to the devastation of entire civilizations - and our efforts to make sense of these vast forces beyond our control. And he both shows us these forces at work today, as manifested in melting Alaskan glaciers or distressingly brown New England autumns, and offers an informed speculative glimpse at what may be in store for the end of our new century."--BOOK JACKET.
- Full contents:
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- 1. Origins
- 2. Children of the Atmosphere
- 3. The Turbulent Holocene
- 4. A World Full of Spirits
- 5. The First Meteorological Revolution
- 6. The Second Meteorological Revolution
- 7. A Primer on Weather and Climate
- 8. The Greenhouse Experiment
- 9. Is the World Warming?
- 10. Signs and Consequences of a Warmer World
- 11. Is the Weather Becoming More Extreme?
- 12. Cloudy Crystal Balls
- 13. The Greenhouse Fingerprint
- 14. The Contrarians
- 15. Rising Seas
- 16. The Future Impact of Climate Change
- 17. The Political Response
- 18. Horizons.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Subject:
- Copyright:
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- Publication date:
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