02413cam a2200481 a 4500 117250 117250 17094719 BJBSDDR 20230411090831.0 a|||||r|||| 00| 0 ta 111223s2013 nyua b 000 0 eng 2011047699 9780307743367 0307743365 DLC DLC DLC eng eng pcc QC 903 G562 2013 577.2/2 Global weirdness : severe storms, deadly heat waves, relentless drought, rising seas and the weather of the future / Climate Central, Inc New York : Vintage Books, 2013. viii, 214 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm. Includes bibliographical references Global 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? Climatic changes. Cambios climáticos 2215 Climatic changes Forecasting. Cambios climáticos Previsión 8796 Climatic changes Mathematical models. Cambios climáticos Modelos matemáticos 27816 Greenhouse gases Environmental aspects. Gases de efecto invernadero Aspectos ambientales 27817 Global environmental change. Cambio ambiental global 1086 Global warming. Calentamiento global 9552 Weather forecasting. Pronóstico del tiempo 2908 Climate Central, Inc 27815 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK 0 0 lcc 0 0 HU BJB BJB HU 2022-10-11 0 QC 903 G562 2013 00000165815 2022-10-11 00:00:00 1 2022-10-11 BK