Bibframe Work

Title

The rough guide to climate change

Type

Text

Monograph

Contribution

Henson, Robert, 1960- (contributor)

Subject

Climatic changes--Popular works (LCSH)

Global warming--Popular works (LCSH)

Climate change (SEARS)

Global warming (SEARS)

Language

English (eng)

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Classification

LCC: QC981.8.C5 H468 2011 (Assigner: dlc) (Status: used by assigner)

DDC: 363.73874 full (Source: 22)

43.47 (Source: bcl)

38.82 (Source: bcl)

Supplementary Content

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index (index)

Content

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Summary

"Gives the complete picture of the single biggest issue facing our planet. ... lays out the facts and assesses the options - global and personal - for dealing with the threat of a warming world"--P. [4] of cover.

Table Of Contents

pt. 1: The basics : global warming in a nutshell. Climate change: a primer ; The greenhouse effect ; Who's responsible?

pt. 2: The symptoms : what's happening now, and what might happen in the future. Extreme heat ; Floods & droughts ; The big melt ; Oceans ; Hurricanes & other storms ; Ecosystems & agriculture

pt. 3: The science : how we know what we know about climate change. Keeping track ; The long view ; Circuits of change

pt. 4: Debates & solutions : from spats and spin to saving the planet. A heated debate ; The predicament ; Political solutions ; Technological solutions ; What you can do

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Henson, Robert, 1960- The rough guide to climate change

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