The atlas of climate change mapping the world's greatest challenge / Kirstin Dow and Thomas E. Downing.

Author/creator Dow, Kirstin, 1963-
Other author Downing, Thomas E.
Format Book
Publication InfoBerkeley : University of California Press, ©2006.
Description112 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 25 cm
Supplemental ContentPublisher description
Subjects
Climatic changes.
Climatic changes--Maps.
Climatic changes--Charts, diagrams, etc.

Contents Signs of change -- Warning signs -- Polar changes -- Glacial retreat -- Everyday extremes -- Forcing change -- The greenhouse effect -- The climate system -- Interpreting past climates -- Forecasting future climates -- Driving climate change -- Emissions past and present -- Fossil fuels -- Methane and other gases -- Transportation -- Disrupting the carbon balance -- Agriculture -- Expected consequences -- Disrupted ecosystems -- Threatened water supplies -- Food security -- Threats to health -- Rising sea levels -- Cities at risk -- Cultural losses -- Responding to change -- International action -- Meeting Kyoto targets -- Carbon trading -- Financing responses -- Local commitment -- Carbon dioxide and economic growth -- Renewable energy -- Adapting to change -- Commiting to solutions -- Personal action -- Public action -- Climate change data -- Data table.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 102-109) and index.
LCCN 2006050098
ISBN0520250230 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN9780520250239 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN9780520250239

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Joyner General Stacks QC981.8.C5 D69 2006 ✔ Available Place Hold
Joyner General Stacks QC981.8.C5 D69 2006 ✔ Available Place Hold