Today's headlines and recent events reflect the gravity of climate change. Heat waves, droughts, and floods are bringing death to vulnerable populations, destroying livelihoods, and driving people from their homes. Rigorous in its science and insightful in its message, this atlas examines the causes of climate change and considers its possible impact on subsistence, water resources, ecosystems, biodiversity, health, coastal megacities, and cultural treasures. It reviews historical contributions to greenhouse gas levels, ...
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Today's headlines and recent events reflect the gravity of climate change. Heat waves, droughts, and floods are bringing death to vulnerable populations, destroying livelihoods, and driving people from their homes. Rigorous in its science and insightful in its message, this atlas examines the causes of climate change and considers its possible impact on subsistence, water resources, ecosystems, biodiversity, health, coastal megacities, and cultural treasures. It reviews historical contributions to greenhouse gas levels, progress in meeting international commitments, and local efforts to meet the challenge of climate change. The atlas covers a wide range of topics, including warning signs, future scenarios, vulnerable populations, health, renewable energy, emissions reduction, and personal and public action. With more than 50 full-color maps and graphics, this is an essential resource for policy makers, environmentalists, students, and everyone concerned with this pressing subject.
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Very Good Condition. No Dust Jacket. Used very good. Text appears to be clean of markings. Pages are bright. Binding is tight. 112 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. ISBN: 0520250230. ISBN/EAN: 9780520250239. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1561020067.
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Used-Good. Good Condition. A used book with a normal amount of wear. All pages are present. Pages may have moderate highlighting, underlining, stains or other marks. Box 52.
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Berkeley. 2007. University of California Press. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Wrappers. 0520250230. 128 pages. paperback. keywords: Environmental Studies Climate Change Weather. FROM THE PUBLISHER-Today's headlines and recent events reflect the gravity of climate change. Heat waves, droughts, and floods are bringing death to vulnerable populations, destroying livelihoods, and driving people from their homes. Rigorous in its science and insightful in its message, this atlas examines the causes of climate change and considers its possible impact on subsistence, water resources, ecosystems, biodiversity, health, coastal megacities, and cultural treasures. It reviews historical contributions to greenhouse gas levels, progress in meeting international commitments, and local efforts to meet the challenge of climate change. With more than 50 full-color maps and graphics, this is an essential resource for policy makers, environmentalists, students, and everyone concerned with this pressing subject. The Atlas covers a wide range of topics, including-Warning signs; Future scenarios; Vulnerable populations; Health; Renewable energy; Emissions reduction; Personal and public action. Copub: Myriad Editions. inventory #36405.
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Although this is not a thick book, it presents the subject in an easily readable and fairly comprehensive format with lots of maps, charts and graphs. The book defines key terms and has an index, as well as a list of sources. Makes everything easily understood.
