severe storms, deadly heat waves, relentless drought, rising seas and the weather of the future Climate Central, Inc text bibliography nyu New York Vintage Books 2013 monographic eng

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viii, 214 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm. 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? Climate Central, Inc Includes bibliographical references Climatic changes Cambios climáticos Climatic changes Forecasting Cambios climáticos Previsión Climatic changes Mathematical models Cambios climáticos Modelos matemáticos Greenhouse gases Environmental aspects Gases de efecto invernadero Aspectos ambientales Global environmental change Cambio ambiental global Global warming Calentamiento global Weather forecasting Pronóstico del tiempo QC 903 G562 2013 577.2/2 9780307743367 0307743365 2011047699 DLC 111223 20230411090831.0 17094719 eng