While there are several factors that contribute to global warming, such as natural changes in the Earth's inclination and revolution around the sun, by far the biggest factor is the emission of greenhouse gases. This book explores the very important role these gases play and their global impact on populations and ecosystems worldwide.
While there are several factors that contribute to global warming, such as natural changes in the Earth's inclination and revolution around the sun, b...
Clean air is essential to life and good health. Several important pollutants are produced by fossil fuel combustion and emitted directly into the atmosphere. With an examination of fossil fuels as energy sources and the world population's reliance on them, this work outlines the connection of fossil fuels to global warming.
Clean air is essential to life and good health. Several important pollutants are produced by fossil fuel combustion and emitted directly into the atmo...
Whether people argue that global warming is caused by natural phenomenon or that it is caused by humans-or both-it is one of the most controversial topics in the scientific world today. There are varying opinions between scientists about the effects of global warming because so many interrelated factors are involved, making it difficult to pinpoint specific impacts and make changes accordingly. The Earth's climate is an extremely complicated system, and climatologists must conduct research daily in order to improve their understanding of all the interrelated components.
Whether people argue that global warming is caused by natural phenomenon or that it is caused by humans-or both-it is one of the most controversial...
Presents students with the basic scientific framework needed to understand how climate systems work and what global warming involves. Outlining the concepts of global systems, climate cycles, and the atmosphere's structure, this book discusses the local motions in the atmosphere that affect weather and climate.
Presents students with the basic scientific framework needed to understand how climate systems work and what global warming involves. Outlining the co...
Global warming has increased dramatically during the last century at an unnatural rate, which makes specialists believe that humans contribute to the real cause of global warming today. Many activities humans are involved in--from burning fossil fuels for energy to massive deforestation--are contributing to the atmospheric warming at an alarming rate. Experts believe that in the future human induced damage will cause severe problems in the distribution of species and their critical habitats, increase the occurrence of severe weather and droughts, contribute to rising sea levels, and...
Global warming has increased dramatically during the last century at an unnatural rate, which makes specialists believe that humans contribute to t...
Earth has always exhibited patterns of heating up and cooling down. This title focuses on the mechanisms that caused past climate changes, putting the Earth repeatedly into and out of ice ages. It compares natural cycles with today's rapid global warming, caused principally by the behavior of humans.
Earth has always exhibited patterns of heating up and cooling down. This title focuses on the mechanisms that caused past climate changes, putting the...
Climate scientists have repeatedly told us that the 1990s had the warmest temperatures ever recorded since records were consistently kept in the mid-1800s. This title presents an overview of significant climatic periods of the Earth's past and introduces the concept of climate proxies, or natural indicators that can be used to infer past climate.
Climate scientists have repeatedly told us that the 1990s had the warmest temperatures ever recorded since records were consistently kept in the mid-1...
