Drought, flood, fire : how climate change contributes to catastrophes / Chris Funk, University of California, Santa Barbara.
| Author/creator | Funk, Christopher author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2021. |
| Copyright Date | ©2021 |
| Description | viii, 325 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Acknowledgements -- Climate extremes, climate attribution, extreme event attribution -- Welcome to an awesome planet: A series of delicate balances support Earth's fragile frame -- The Earth is a negentropic system, or "the bright side of empty" -- Do-it-yourself climate change science -- Temperature extremes - Impacts and attribution: Shocks, exposure, and vulnerability -- Precipitation extremes: Observations and impacts -- Hurricanes, cyclones, and typhoons -- Conceptual models of climate change and prediction, and how they relate to floods and fires -- Climate change made the 2015-2016 El Niño more extreme -- Bigger La Niñas and the east African climate paradox -- Fire and drought in the western United States -- Fire and Australia's black summer -- Driving toward +4°C on a Dixie® cup planet -- We can afford to wear a white hat -- Appendix: A few resources for further reading and research -- Index. |
| Abstract | "Every year, droughts, floods, and fires impact hundreds of millions of people and cause massive economic losses. Climate change is making these catastrophes more dangerous. Now. Not in the future: NOW. This book describes how and why climate change is already fomenting dire consequences, and will certainly make climate disasters worse in the near future. Chris Funk combines the latest science with compelling stories, providing a timely, accessible, and beautifully-written synopsis of this critical topic. The book describes our unique and fragile Earth system, and the negative impacts humans are having on our support systems. It then examines recent disasters, including heat waves, extreme precipitation, hurricanes, fires, El Niños and La Niñas, and their human consequences. By clearly describing the dangerous impacts that are already occurring, Funk provides a clarion call for social change, yet also conveys the beauty and wonder of our planet, and hope for our collective future"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version : Funk, Chris C., Drought, flood, fire 1. New York : Cambridge University Press, 2021. 9781108885348 |
| LCCN | 2020056635 |
| ISBN | 9781108839877 hardcover |
| ISBN | 1108839878 hardcover |
| ISBN | 9781108813792 paperback |
| ISBN | 1108813798 paperback |
| ISBN | electronic publication |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | QC981.8.C53 F86 2021 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |