Unsettled : what climate science tells us, what It doesn't, and why it Matters / Steven E. Koonin.
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TextPublisher: [Dallas, TX] : BenBella Books, [2021]Description: ix, 306 pages : illustrations, maps, charts ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781950665792; 1950665798Subject(s): Climatology | Climatic changes| Item type | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Book | A J M Library 868-5076 | 551.6 KOON (Browse shelf) | Available | 62811 |
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| 551.5 Scha A field guide to the atmosphere / | 551.55 Capl Blizzard | 551.6 Keys Catastrophe | 551.6 KOON Unsettled : what climate science tells us, what It doesn't, and why it Matters / | 551.6 LUDL National Audubon Society field guide to North American weather | 551.6 LYNA Six degrees : | 551.6 OCHO Climate : |
Part I: The science. What we know about warming -- Humble human influences -- Emissions explained and extrapolated -- Hyping the heat -- Tempest terrors -- Precipitation perils - from floods to fires -- Sea level scares -- Apocalypses that ain't -- Who broke "the science" and why -- Fixing the broken science. Part II: The response. The chimera of carbon-free -- Could the US catch the chimera? -- Plans B.
"This book gives readers the tools to both understand the climate issue and be savvier consumers of science media in general. Koonin takes readers behind the headlines to the more nuanced science itself, showing us where it comes from and guiding us through the implications of the evidence."-- Amazon.com.
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