The weather of the future : heat waves, extreme storms, and other scenes from a climate-changed planet / Heidi Cullen.
| Author/creator | Cullen, Heidi |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 1st ed. |
| Publication Info | New York : Harper, ©2010. |
| Description | xviii, 329 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Scenes from a climate-changed planet |
| Contents | Climate and weather together -- Seeing climate change in our past -- The science of prediction -- Extreme weather autopsies and the forty-year forecast -- The Sahel, Africa -- The Great Barrier Reef, Australia -- Central Valley, California -- The Arctic, part one : Inuit Nunaat, Canada -- The Arctic, part two : Greenland -- Dhaka, Bangladesh -- New York, New York -- Epilogue : The trillionth ton -- Appendix 1. United States climate change almanac -- Appendix 2. New York statistics -- Appendix 3. The world's most vulnerable places. |
| Abstract | From one of America's foremost experts on weather and climate change and a senior research scientist with Climate Central, comes this work, a book that predicts what different parts of the world will look like in the year 2050 if current levels of carbon emissions are maintained. |
| Local note | Little-356571--305131058761/ |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN | 9780061726880 |
| ISBN | 0061726885 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | QC903 .C85 2010 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |