Hot house : global climate change and the human condition / Robert G. Strom.

Author/creator Strom, Robert G.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Copernicus Books, ©2007.
Descriptionxxi, 302 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm
Subjects

Partial contents Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Temperature scales -- A gigantic experiment -- The ABCs of climate change -- A planetary perspective -- Time and causes -- A hot and cold past -- The heat is on -- The human impact -- The main offenders -- The root cause -- The melting earth -- Water world -- What's in store for us? -- The escape hatch -- Politics and money -- It's now or never -- Appendices: Measuring geologic time ; Climate proxies ; Statement on global warming ; Climate-related web sites. -- References cited -- Further reading -- Index.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 261-298) and index.
LCCN 2007929781
ISBN9780387341798 (hd.bd.)
ISBN038734179X (hd.bd.)
ISBN9780387686110 (e book)
ISBN0387686118 (e book)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks QC981.8.C5 S784 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold