The accumulation in the earths atmosphere of these gases is mainly the result of the gargantuan consumption of the developed countries, particularly the united states. Tom giesen writes in a guest column for informed comment. This is a list of climate change books that describe, as a major theme, the effects of human activity on climate change. Life after warming by david wallacewells, six degrees. Hurricanes, tornadoes and volcanoes are all natural disasters. Global surface temperature change from 1880 to 2009 in degrees celsius. Population trust, the environmental thinktank, discusses books on global warming with five books.
Veronica white global warming, along with the cutting and burning of forests and other critical habitats, is causing the loss of living species at a level comparable to the extinction event that wiped out the dinosaurs 65 million years ago. Irreverent and entertaining, the downtoearth guide to global warming is filled with facts about global warming and its disastrous consequences, loads of photos and illustrations, as well as suggestions for how kids can help combat global warming in their homes, schools, and communities. First, you will need reference materials throughout the holiday season, because uncle bob is going to challenge you more stridently than usual. The threeday conference had about 140 science, government, ngo and private sector delegates, and included 35 oral presentations and 18 poster presentations. The book contains 35 chapters on all scientific aspects of climate change. Cumulative carbon emissions to date 2010 are about 500 gigatonnes, and the rate of global emissions is increasing. The book offers you a detailed and graphic guide through the science of global warming, based on scientific articles, computer models and information about past warm events. An introduction to global warming for students in grades 68. Changes in wind and ocean currents due to global warming and other factors will also affect regional sealevel rise, as will patterns of ocean heat uptake and warming. The oceans are warming very rapidly of all the additional heat trapped by higher levels of greenhouse gases, more than 90 per cent goes to warming the oceans, and thus ocean heat content ohc is by far the most significant and.
Global warmings disasters once seemed far off and sciencefictional. Instead, the ambition gap between climate science and climate policy is likely to lead to average global warming of around four degrees celsius by or before 2100. List of books and articles about global warming online. Scientists are convinced that the single biggest cause of global warming today is the release of carbon dioxide through burning of fossil fuels in our. Climate change deniers have taken over the us government. He is the international bestselling author of six books, has traveled to most of the countries of the world, and holds a phd from the london school of economics. Ghgswhich include water vapor, carbon dioxide co2, methane ch4.
Four degrees of global warming australia in a hot world. The wri report is entirely designed to blame developing countries for sharing the responsibility for global warming. Chapter 4 the role of volcanic activity in climate and global change. Most people are still unaware of global warming and do not consider it to be a big problem in years to. Continue reading the best and most current climate change books. Definition of global warming, according to the united nations. Chapter 1 the role of atmospheric gases in global warming. The planets age and past weather phases are already taken into account when developing climate models, and the scientific consensus is that they cannot explain the recent warming trend. As a confirmed sceptic on global warming as well as many other socalled green issues i bought this book hoping for an intelligent discussion of the state of play of the relevant science on a number of key current issues, to learn more about them and in particular to read solid, levelheaded analysis and wellreferenced debunkings of the alarming claims made by selfstyled.
Global warming is closely associated with a broad spectrum of other changes, such as. The real global warming disaster by christopher booker. Global warming is settled science, we hear all the time. Our data set consists of the population of englishlanguage books assigned an international standard book number isbn that espouse various forms of climate change denial. Spread the lovetime to make sure you are stocked up and up to date on your climate science books. Read the fulltext online edition of the discovery of global warming 2003. Nasa predicts 8 degrees of warming in the us by 2100. Nearly all the books on this page are by authors in the u. What different degrees of global warming look like chartable. Avoiding the nightmarish four degree world of 2060. The climate change, caused by rising emissions of carbon dioxide from vehicles. Study of impacts of global warming on climate change. Climate change denial books by academic degrees of authors or editors by decade and for all years.
In this book, lynas draws on scientific research on climate change to predict how the planet will be affected by each degree of temperature rise. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Can we really afford to let the world slip down the warming slope towards the 4. Climate change denial books and conservative think tanks. This is a calamity of unprecedented proportions and a point of no return for the industrial civilization. The best and most current climate change books greg. Classifying and comprehending the observed changes. This is an important book that addresses the defining question of the 21st century. The effects are compared to paleoclimatic studies, with six degrees of warming compared back to the. Read these 3 books about global warming the new york times. The best books on global warming five books expert. So global surface temperatures look set to rise rapidly. Based on current understanding, this warming is expected to be nearly irreversible for more than 1,000 years. First of all, i would like to say that the optimum population trust has been making dire predictions like the ones in this book for quite some time.
Global warming is a gradual increase in the overall temperature of the earths atmosphere generally attributed to the greenhouse effect caused by increased levels of. Our future on a hotter planet 358 pages, isbn 9780007209057 is a 2007 2008 in usa nonfiction book by author mark lynas about global warming. Australia in a hot world outlines the expected consequences of this world for australia and its region. Global warming, climate change and sustainabilitychallenge to scientists, policymakers and christians john houghton i n this paper, i first list some of the growing threats to the environment and introduce the important concept of sustainability. Six degrees is one of the best global warming books for anyone new to the. The book offers the energy system roadmaps necessary to limit global temperature increase below 2c, to avoid catastrophic impacts of climate change. The earths average global surface temperature has increased about 1 percent since 1880, and lynas wrote that a 2 degree rise would constitute a point of no return.
Australia in a hot world kindle edition by christoff, peter. More books from around the world can be found on the international portal. Scientists and kids explore global warming, lynne cherry. This is a 2007 2008 in usa book about global warming. It is certainly true that concentration levels of co2 in the earths atmosphere are a serious cause for concern, and many countries are now putting in place. Mark lynas on how global warming will affect the earth. This book provides a simple, scientific solution to a grave crisis which is coming our way and which has the potential to wipe out life altogether. Climate change denial books and conservative think tanks ncbi. Most of the sources for the chart annotations i found through these books.
Today, humans may be changing the climate and making it warmer. Any global warming is just natural variability that will abate over time and is not caused by humans. The earth is billions of years old and this is just a short phase. Indeed, we are interested in listing books from other parts of the world on climate change and global warming solutions, based on sound science especially if they are available. It summarizes the results from scientific papers on climate change, and it uses successive chapters to describe the worlds climate at 1c, 2c, on up to 6c rise of average temperatures. Maps the world in 2050, 4 degrees warmer canadians for. Global warming and its effects, such as more intense summer and winter storms, are also referred to as climate change. Books journals magazines newspapers encyclopedia earth. The book is designed to educate and empower, leaving.
Six degrees is one of the best global warming books for anyone new to the topic. The hazard of global warming is continuously causing major damage to the earths environment. Adapted for a new generation, al gore a downtoearth guide to global warming, laurie david and cambria gordon how do we know what we know about our changing climate. Flight behavior by barbara kingsolver, the uninhabitable earth. New study says global warming models are flawed stock. For baby boomers, from the the cuban missile crisis or the assassination of john f. It is now becoming clear to the scientific community that, to the contrary, very bad things could happen beginning relatively soon. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading four degrees of global warming. There are many ways to reduce global warming, some very simple whilst others require a more focussed approach.
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