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008 210427s2021 txu 000 0 eng d
020 _a9781950665792
020 _a1950665798
040 _aMe
_beng
_erda
_cMe
100 1 _aKoonin, Steven E.,
_eauthor.
_97945
245 1 0 _aUnsettled :
_bwhat climate science tells us, what It doesn't, and why it Matters /
_cSteven E. Koonin.
264 1 _a[Dallas, TX] :
_bBenBella Books,
_c[2021]
300 _aix, 306 pages :
_billustrations, maps, charts ;
_c24 cm.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent.
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia.
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier.
505 0 _aPart 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.
520 _a"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."--
_cAmazon.com.
650 0 _aClimatology.
_97946
650 0 _aClimatic changes.
_97947
942 _2ddc
_cBOOK
999 _c27597
_d27597