The atlas of climate change : mapping the world's greatest challenge / Kirstin Dow and Thomas E. Downing.
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- 1849712174
- 9781849712170
- 9780520268234
- 0520268237
- QC903 .D69 2011
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UAE Federation Library | مكتبة اتحاد الإمارات General Collection | المجموعات العامة | QC903 .D69 2011 (إستعراض الرف(يفتح أدناه)) | C.1 | Library Use Only | داخل المكتبة فقط | 30020000016452 |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 116-124) and index.
Part 1: Signs of Change -- Warning Signs -- Polar Changes -- Shrinking Glaciers -- Ocean Changes -- Everyday Extremes -- Part 2: Changing Climate -- The Greenhouse Effect -- The Climate System -- Interpreting Past Climates -- Forecasting Future Climates -- Climate and Social Crises -- Part 3: Driving Climate Change -- Emissions Past and Present -- Fossil Fuels -- Methane and Other Gases -- Transportation -- Agriculture -- The Carbon Balance -- Part 4: Expected Consequences -- Disrupted Ecosystems -- Water Secirity -- Food Security -- Threats to Health -- Rising Sea Levels -- Cities at Risk -- Cultural Losses -- Part 5: Responding to Change -- Urgent Action to Adapt -- Building Capacity to Adapt -- City Responses -- Renewable Energy -- Low Carbon Futures -- Counting Carbon -- Part 6: International Policy and Action -- International Action -- Meeting Kyoto Targets -- Looking Beyond Kyoto -- Trading Carbon Credits -- Financing the Response -- Part 7: Committing to Solutions -- Personal Action -- Public Action -- Part 8: Climate Change Data.
"Since the first edition of this highly acclaimed Atlas was published in 2006, climate change has climbed even further up the global agenda. This new edition features the latest developments in climate change research and data on its impacts around the world, as well as updated maps and graphics." --Publisher description.