Climate Change : What It Means for Us, Our Children, and Our Grandchildren.
- 2nd ed.
- 1 online resource (362 pages)
- American and Comparative Environmental Policy Series .
- American and Comparative Environmental Policy Series .
Intro -- Contents -- Series Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction: Making Climate Change Understandable -- 2 A Primer on Global Climate-Change Science -- 3 Climate-Change Effects, Adaptation, and Mitigation -- 4 The Scientific Consensus on Climate Change: How Do We Know We're Not Wrong? -- 5 Climate Change: How the World Is Responding -- 6 Climate Change as News: Challenges in Communicating Environmental Science -- 7 Climate Change and Human Security -- 8 Climate Change: What It Means for Us, Our Children, and Our Grandchildren -- Glossary -- Contributors -- Index -- Series List.
An updated and accessible account of what science knows about climate change, incorporating the latest scientific findings and policy initiatives.
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Climatic changes -- History. Climatic changes -- Social aspects. Communication in science.