1.

Record Nr.

UNISA996464536803316

Titolo

Artificial intelligence research : second Southern African Conference, SACAIR 2021, Durban, South Africa, December 6-10, 2021, Proceedings / / edited by Edgar Jembere [and three others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2022]

©2022

ISBN

3-030-95070-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (348 pages)

Collana

Communications in computer and information science ; ; 1551

Disciplina

006.3

Soggetti

Artificial intelligence

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910993979503321

Titolo

The Britannica guide to climate change : an unbiased guide to the key issue of our age / / introduction by Robert M. May

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Robinson

Philadelphia, : Running Press, 2008

London : , : Robinson

Philadelphia : , : Running Press, , 2008

ISBN

9786611958176

9781281958174

1281958174

9781593398484

1593398484

9781845298678

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (477 pages)

Collana

Britannica guide series

Altri autori (Persone)

MayRobert M

Disciplina

355.03;551.6

Soggetti

Climatic changes

Global temperature changes

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part 1 The big picture -- 1 Climate change: a short introduction -- 2 What is climate? -- 3 A history of weather forecasting -- Part 2 The changing world -- 4 The changing planet: land -- 5 The changing planet: hydrosphere -- 6 The changing planet: atmosphere -- 7 The decline in biodiversity -- Part 3 Ideas, arguments, and progress -- 8 Environmentalism: past, present, and future -- 9 Key environmental thinkers -- 10 Respones to change -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.

Sommario/riassunto

There are a few subjects that divide opinion more than climate change. What is the truth? Can the solution be found in a global political treaty or individual action? This Britannica guide gives a clear overview of the scientific evidence, from data showing how the atmosphere has



changed in the last 4.5 billion years to more recent studies on the symptoms of a warming planet and the global effects of greenhouse gases, deforestation, and population. The guide introduces you to the possible solutions and to key figures in the debate, from the origins of environmentalism through to the Kyoto Protocol and beyond. In his wide-ranging introduction, Robert M. May, leading commentator and former President of the Royal Society, looks at the current scientific debates concerning climate change and shows how our actions can change the future.