The rough guide to climate change / Robert Henson ; edited and designed by Duncan Clark.
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TextSeries: Rough guidesPublication details: London : Rough Guides, 2008.Edition: 2nd ed. fully updated & expandedDescription: x, 374 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 20 cmISBN: - 1858281059 (pbk.)
- 9781858281056 (pbk.)
- Climate change
- 551.6 22
- QC981.8.C5 H46 2008
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Cover subtitle: The symptons, the science, the solutions.
Fold-out col. ill. and col. map on covers.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Pt. 1: The Basics -- Climate change : a primer -- The greenhouse effect -- Who's responsible -- Pt. 2: The symptoms -- Extreme heat -- Floods and droughts -- The big melt -- Oceans -- Hurricanes and other storms -- Ecosystems and agriculture -- Pt. 3: The science -- Keeping track -- The long view -- Circuits of change -- Pt. 4: Debates and solutions -- A heated debate -- The predicament -- Political solutions -- Technological solutions -- Pt. 5: What you can do -- Getting started -- Home energy -- Transport and travel -- Shopping -- Offestting.
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