02154cam a2200433 a 450000100090000000300080000900500170001700600190003400700030005300800410005601000170009702000180011402000150013204000230014704100080017004200080017805000220018608200120020824501450022026000390036530000490040450400400045352007220049365000220121565000250123765000350126265000380129765000430133565000500137865000450142865000560147365000330152965000290156265000200159165000250161165000250163665000330166171000260169417094719BJBSDDR20230411090831.0a|||||r|||| 00| 0 ta111223s2013    nyua     b    000 0 eng    a  2011047699  a9780307743367  a0307743365  aDLCcDLCdDLCbeng  aeng  apcc14aQC 903bG562 201300a577.2/200aGlobal weirdness : bsevere storms, deadly heat waves, relentless drought, rising seas and the weather of the future /cClimate Central, Inc  aNew York :bVintage Books, c2013.  aviii, 214 pages : billustrations ; c21 cm.  aIncludes bibliographical references  aGlobal Weirdness summarizes, in clear and accessible prose, everything we know about the science of climate change; explains what is likely to happen to the climate in the future; and lays out in practical terms what we can and cannot do to avoid further shifts. Sixty easy-to-read entries tackle such questions as: Is climate ever "normal"? Why and how do fossil-fuel burning and other human practices produce greenhouse gases? What natural forces have caused climate change in the past? What risks does climate change pose for human health? What accounts for the diminishment of mountain glaciers and small ice caps around the world since 1850? What are the economic costs and benefits of reducing carbon emissions? 0aClimatic changes. 4aCambios climáticos 0aClimatic changesxForecasting. 4aCambios climáticosxPrevisión 0aClimatic changesxMathematical models. 4aCambios climáticos xModelos matemáticos  0aGreenhouse gasesxEnvironmental aspects. 4aGases de efecto invernadero xAspectos ambientales  0aGlobal environmental change. 4aCambio ambiental global  0aGlobal warming. 4aCalentamiento global 0aWeather forecasting. 4aPronóstico del tiempo  x 2 aClimate Central, Inc