Unsettled : what climate science tells us, what it doesn't, and why it matters / Steven E. Koonin.
Record details
- ISBN: 1950665798 : HRD
- ISBN: 9781950665792 : HRD
- ISBN: 9781950665792
- ISBN: 1950665798
- Physical Description: x, 306 pages : illustrations, maps, charts ; 24 cm
- Publisher: Dallas, TX : BenBella Books. Inc., [2021]
- Copyright: ©2021
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Part I: the science. What we know about warming -- Humble human influences -- Emissions explained and extrapolated -- Hyping the heat -- Tempest terrors -- Precipitation perils - from floods to fires -- Sea level scares -- Apocalypses that ain't -- Who broke "the science" and why -- Fixing the broken science Part II: the response. The chimera of carbon-free -- Could the US catch the chimera? -- Plans b. |
Summary, etc.: | Draws upon the author's decades of experience - including as a top science adviser to the Obama administration - to provide up-to-date insights and expert perspective free from political agendas. |
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Subject: | Climatology. Climatic changes. |
Genre: | Instructional and educational works. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at New Milford Public Library.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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New Milford Public Library | 551.6 KOO (Text) | 34021147449058 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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