Global Warming in the 21st Century -3 Vol.Set
- London Praeger Publishers 2006
- 275p
includes index and biblioraphy
VOLUME 1. OUR EVOLVING CLIMATE CRISIS Part I. Global Warming Science:The Evolving Paradigm 1. Climate-Change Science: The Basics 2. Scientific Research: The Issue`s Complexity 3. Feedback Loops: Global Warming`s "Compound Interest" 4. Global Warming and Ozone Depletion 5. Weather Wars: Global Warming and Public Opinion Part I. Global Warming Science: The Evolving Paradigm Part II. The Weather Now-and in 2100 6. Watching the Thermometer 7. Drought and Deluge: Changes in the Hydrological Cycle 8. Climate Change and the United States of America and Canada 9. International Impacts Part II. The Weather Now-and in 2100 VOLUME 2. MELTING ICE AND WARMING SEAS Part III. Icemelt around the World 10. Climate Change in the Arctic 11. Melting Antarctic Ice 12. Mountain Glaciers in Retreat Part III. Icemelt around the World Part IV. Warming Seas 13. Sea-Level Rise 14. Greenhouse Gases and Changes in the Oceans 15. Global Warming and Marine Life Part IV. Warming Seas VOLUME 3. PLANTS AND ANIMALS IN PERIL Part V. Flora and Fauna 16. Mass Extinctions and Other Considerations 17. Flora and Fauna on the British Isles 18. Flora and Fauna: A Worldwide Survey 19. Effects on Human Health
VOLUME 1. OUR EVOLVING CLIMATE CRISIS Part I. Global Warming Science:The Evolving Paradigm 1. Climate-Ch