The Thinking Person's Guide to Climate Change：2nd Edition

Everybodycanbeathinkingpersonwhenitcomestoclimatechange,andthisbookisaperfectroadmap.Startawebsearchfor“climatechange”andthefirstthreesuggestionsare“facts,”“news,”and“hoax.”TheThinkingPerson'sGuidetoClimateChangeisrootedinthefirst,uptodateonthesecond,andanythingbutthelast.Producedbyoneofthemostvenerableatmosphericscienceorganizations,itisamust-readforanyonelookingforthefullstoryonclimatechange.Usingglobalresearchandwrittenwithnonscientistsinmind,theGuidebreaksdowntheissuesintostraightforwardcategories:“Symptoms”coverssignssuchasmeltingiceandextremeweather,while“Science”laysoutwhatweknowandhowwefigureditout.“Debates”tacklesthecontroversyandpolitics,while“Solutions”and“Actions”discusswhatwecandoasindividualsandcommunitiestocreatethebestpossiblefuture.Full-colorillustrationsofferexplanationsofeverythingfromhowthegreenhouseeffecttrapsheattowhichactivitiesineverydaylifeemitthemostcarbon.Special-featureboxeszoominonlocationsacrosstheglobealreadyexperiencingtheeffectsofashiftingclimate.TheneweditionofTheThinkingPerson'sGuidetoClimateChangehasbeenthoroughlyupdated,includingcontentonnewglobalrecordhighs,newresearchacrossthespectrum,andtheParisAgreementtocutgreenhousegases.Thisreferenceprovidesthemostcomprehensive,yetaccessible,overviewofwhereclimatesciencestandstoday,acknowledgingcontroversiesbutstandingstronginitsstancethattheclimateischanging—andsomethingneedstobedone.