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The Global Warming Desk Reference

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Author : Bruce E. Johansen
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2001-10-30

The Global Warming Desk Reference written by Bruce E. Johansen and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-10-30 with Science categories.

With global temperatures rising rapidly during the past quarter century, infrared forcing, popularly known as the greenhouse effect, has attracted worldwide concern. This book is a concise, college-level compendium of the research on global warming. It surveys the scientific consensus on the issue, describes recent findings, and also considers the arguments of skeptics who doubt that global warming is a threat. Suggesting that the effects of global warming can be seen in the melting of glaciers and the dying of coral reefs, the work summarizes the potential impact on human health and on plants and animals worldwide. Concluding with possible solutions, the book contains one of the most comprehensive bibliographies on the subject. A growing field of study with a rapidly expanding literature, global warming should be of interest to everyone on Earth. Evidence of the greenhouse effect, due to emissions of carbon dioxide and other trace gases, has been accumulating for a quarter century. This book covers both research from scientific journals and newspaper and magazine reports of present-day evidence. The book will be a valuable resource for individuals concerned with the environment as well as for students of environmental sciences, meteorology, and earth sciences.

Global Warming 101

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Author : Bruce E. Johansen
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2008-06-30

Global Warming 101 written by Bruce E. Johansen and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-06-30 with Science categories.

The accelerating pace of global warming is provoking anxiety that the Earth is reaching an ominous threshold, a point of no return. Within a decade or two, various feedbacks may take greenhouse warming past any human ability to contain or reverse it. Carbon-dioxide levels in the atmosphere are rising rapidly, fed by increasing fossil-fuel use world-wide, melting permafrost, slash-and-burn agriculture in Indonesia and Brazil, increasing wildfires, as well as rapid industrialization using dirty coal in China and India. Global warming may well become the most urgent problem the world faces during the 21st Century . Natural variations are no longer the major contribution (or forcing) in Earth's climate. Human contributions became the major factor about 1950. This book has been prepared as a reference for high-school students, but it also will be useful for anyone who wants a compact, plain-spoken basic guide to the science of global warming. Global Warming 101 begins with an examination of basic issues, followed by important controversies in the field. The book then describes scientific issues related to melting ice, rising seas, and effects on plants and animals, as well as human health. Global Warming 101 concludes with consideration of possible solutions. Global Warming 101 combines a survey of the science of global warming with reporting from around the world, from sinking Pacific islands and thawing Arctic permafrost, which indicate that significant global warming already has begun.

Scientific American Science Desk Reference

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Author : The Editors of Scientific American
language : en
Publisher: Trade Paper Press
Release Date : 1999-09-30

Scientific American Science Desk Reference written by The Editors of Scientific American and has been published by Trade Paper Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-09-30 with History categories.

"Divided into 15 sections covering a specific scientific discipline, this work includes sections on key concepts, glossaries, and biographies of prominent researchers in that field, chronologies, and information unique to that particular discipline."--"Outstanding Reference Sources," American Libraries, May 2001.

The Hutchinson Science Desk Reference

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999

The Hutchinson Science Desk Reference written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Reference categories.

Packed with facts, this reference aims to provide clear answers to all sorts of scientific questions in concise summaries, easy-access tables and handy glossaries. Over 500 biographies are also included.

Science And Technology Desk Reference

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Author : Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. Science and Technology Department
language : en
Publisher: Gale Research International, Limited
Release Date : 1993

Science And Technology Desk Reference written by Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. Science and Technology Department and has been published by Gale Research International, Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Science categories.

Questions are divided into 20 subject areas starting with "The animal world" and ending with "Weights, measures, and time."

Cq S Desk Reference On The Economy

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Author : Richard J. Carroll
language : en
Publisher: CQ Press
Release Date : 2000-04

Cq S Desk Reference On The Economy written by Richard J. Carroll and has been published by CQ Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-04 with Business & Economics categories.

Answers over six hundred questions on the U.S. economy, covering events, indicators, and trends from the 1930s to 1999; fiscal and monetary, private sector, social, environmental, and international economic issues; and economy evaluation; and includes a glossary, bibliography, and other reference materials.

Congressional Quarterly S Desk Reference On The Economy

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Author : Richard J. Carroll
language : en
Publisher: CQ-Roll Call Group Books
Release Date : 2000

Congressional Quarterly S Desk Reference On The Economy written by Richard J. Carroll and has been published by CQ-Roll Call Group Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Business & Economics categories.

Answers over six hundred questions on the U.S. economy, covering events, indicators, and trends from the 1930s to 1999; fiscal and monetary, private sector, social, environmental, and international economic issues; and economy evaluation; and includes a glossary, bibliography, and other reference materials.

Global Warming Climate Change

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006

Global Warming Climate Change written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Climatic changes categories.

What do hurricanes, melting glaciers, rising ocean levels, eroding coastlines, worldwide crop damage, food shortages, absence of rainfall, shrinking aquifers, wildfires, and lowered water tables all have in common? These are some of the possible results of an increase in the accumulation of "greenhouse gases" in the atmosphere, commonly referred to as global warming. Scientists study climate change from the perspective of eons of the earth's history as well as the short-term effects of recent human-induced changes in the atmosphere, while engineers attempt to devise technological solutions, and politicians struggle with international protocols and methods of enforcement. The ever-increasing demand for fossil fuels, and energy consumption worldwide, complicates the problem. Are there solutions? Can technological innovations in energy production, conservation methods, and even innovative market solutions reverse the current trends soon enough? These are the questions that confront us as we face the possibility of crossing the "point of no return." The following guide is intended for those who are looking for a review of the literature and vetted online resources on these topics. Materials cited are available in the collections of the Library of Congress or on the Internet.

Encyclopedia Of Global Warming

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Author : Steven I. Dutch
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010

Encyclopedia Of Global Warming written by Steven I. Dutch and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Climatic changes categories.

Designed to provide students at the high school and undergraduate levels with a convenient source of information on the fundamental science and sociopolitical issues, including the debates and controversies, surrounding climate change. The study of climate change involves not only scientists but also politicians, policy makers, businesses, government and nongovernment agencies, and the general public. A student attempting to understand both the environmental science and social issues and controversies will encounter not just scientific terms and concepts but political organizations, geographic areas, social concepts, persons, countries, organizations, and laws as well. The essays in the set fall into one or more of the following broad categories: animals, Arctic and Antarctic, astronomy, chemistry and geochemistry, climatic events and epochs, conferences and meetings, cryology and glaciology, diseases and health effects, economics, industries, and products, energy, environmentalism, conservation, and ecosystems, ethics, human rights, and social justice, fossil fuels, geology and geography, laws, treaties, and protocols, meteorology and atmospheric sciences, nations and peoples, oceanography, organizations and agencies, physics and geophysics, plants and vegetation, pollution and waste, popular culture and society, science and technology, transportation, and water resources. - Publisher.

Larousse Desk Reference Encyclopedia

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Author : James Hughes
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1995

Larousse Desk Reference Encyclopedia written by James Hughes and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Encyclopedias categories.