Living in the hothouse : how global warming affects Australia / Ian Lowe.

By:

Lowe, Ian, 1942-

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Melbourne : Scribe Publications, 2005.Description: viii, 232 p. ; 21 cmISBN:

1920769412

Other title:

Global warming

DDC classification:

363.738740994 22

LOC classification:

QC981.8.G56 L69 2005

Contents:

1. Scientific understanding of the greenhouse effect -- 2. Climate change in Australia -- 3. Impacts of climate change -- 4. Implications for energy use -- 5. Broad strategies for responding to climate change -- 6. The politics of greenhouse -- 7. A programme of action.

Summary: This book presents a comprehensive review of the current scientific knowedge of global warming and a balanced explanation of the effects it will have on our daily lives - on climate, on energy and water consumption, on agriculture and land use, and on industry and the economy. Amongst changes we need to prepare for are: More severe bushfires - reduced water availability in Southern Australia - more intense heat during summers - a greater risk of insect-borne diseases and a greater incidence of extreme weather, including rainfalls of flood proportions, longer and more intense droughts and frequent, severe and widespread tropical cyclones.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Australian Emergency Management Library	BOOK	363.73874 LOW (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		900183956

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-228) and index.

This book presents a comprehensive review of the current scientific knowedge of global warming and a balanced explanation of the effects it will have on our daily lives - on climate, on energy and water consumption, on agriculture and land use, and on industry and the economy. Amongst changes we need to prepare for are: More severe bushfires - reduced water availability in Southern Australia - more intense heat during summers - a greater risk of insect-borne diseases and a greater incidence of extreme weather, including rainfalls of flood proportions, longer and more intense droughts and frequent, severe and widespread tropical cyclones.

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