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Global Climate Change and the Human Condition

Robert G. Strom (Autor)

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2007 | 2007
XXI, 302 Seiten
Springer New York (Verlag)
978-0-387-68611-0 (ISBN)

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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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Global warming is extremely complex because it deals with so many different characteristics of the Earth and their complex interactions. It 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 attempts to address these complex interactions, integrate them, and derive meaningful conclusions and possible solutions. Robert Strom provides a complete, 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.

Inhalt

CONTENTS 6
FOREWORD 11
PREFACE 15
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 17
A GIGANTIC EXPERIMENT 19
THE ABCs OF CLIMATE CHANGE 27
A PLANETARY PERSPECTIVE 41
TIME AND CAUSES 55
A HOT AND COLD PAST 69
THE HEAT IS ON 93
THE HUMAN IMPACT 113
THE MAIN OFFENDERS 144
THE ROOT CAUSE 156
THE MELTING EARTH 167
WATER WORLD 197
WHAT'S IN STORE FOR US? 226
THE ESCAPE HATCH 239
POLITICS AND MONEY 247
IT'S NOW OR NEVER 258
MEASURING GEOLOGIC TIME 264
CLIMATE PROXIES 266
STATEMENT ON GLOBAL WARMING 270
CLIMATE-RELATED WEB SITES 272
REFERENCES 273
INDEX 311

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 8.9.2007
• Zusatzinfo: XXI, 302 p.
• Verlagsort: New York
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geologie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Meteorologie / Klimatologie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
• Themenwelt: Technik
• Schlagworte: Change • Climate • climate change • Climate Change Management • Condition • geoscience • global warming • Nation • Planet
• ISBN-10: 0-387-68611-8 / 0387686118
• ISBN-13: 978-0-387-68611-0 / 9780387686110