Global Weirdness Severe Storms, Deadly Heat Wav
- 作者
- 出版社 Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- 出版时间 2012年7月
- ISBN 9780307907301
- 定价 168.80
内容简介
ProducedbyClimateCentral—ahighlyregardedindependent，nonprofitjournalismandresearchfoundationfoundedin2008—andreviewedbyscientistsatmajoreducationalandresearchinstitutionstheworldover，GlobalWeirdnesssummarizes，inclearandaccessibleprose，everythingweknowaboutthescienceofclimatechange;explainswhatislikelytohappentotheclimateinthefuture;andlaysoutinpracticaltermswhatwecanandcannotdotoavoidfurthershifts.Sixtyeasy-to-readentriestacklesuchquestionsas：Isclimateever“normal”?Whyandhowdofossil-fuelburningandotherhumanpracticesproducegreenhousegases?Whatnaturalforceshavecausedclimatechangeinthepast?Whatrisksdoesclimatechangeposeforhumanhealth?Whataccountsforthediminishmentofmountainglaciersandsmallicecapsaroundtheworldsince1850?Whataretheeconomiccostsandbenefitsofreducingcarbonemissions?GlobalWeirdnessenlargesourunderstandingofhowclimatechangeaffectsourdailylives，andarmsuswiththeincontrovertiblefactsweneedtomakeinformeddecisionsaboutthefutureoftheplanetandofhumankind.Withblack-and-whiteimagesinterspersedthroughout.
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