02791nam 2200613Ia 450 991077955030332120230721010650.00-520-94393-710.1525/9780520943933(CKB)2550000001039306(EBL)1609002(SSID)ssj0000870326(PQKBManifestationID)11957698(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000870326(PQKBWorkID)10818314(PQKB)11054608(OCoLC)834604066(MiAaPQ)EBC1609002(DE-B1597)519075(OCoLC)994607172(DE-B1597)9780520943933(Au-PeEL)EBL1609002(CaPaEBR)ebr10675814(OCoLC)870245533(EXLCZ)99255000000103930620131126d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrEarth under fire[electronic resource] how global warming is changing the world /Gary Braasch ; with an afterword by Bill McKibbenUpdated ed.Berkeley University of California Pressc20091 online resource (299 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-520-26025-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE TO THE 2009 EDITION -- INTRODUCTION -- CERTAINTY AND UNCERTAINTY IN CLIMATE CHANGE -- DIMENSIONS OF CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE MOUNTAINS OF PERU -- AN EVER-WARMING ARCTIC? -- DETECTING IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE -- CHALLENGES TO BIODIVERSITY IN A CHANGING CLIMATE -- CLIMATE CHANGE AND WATER -- DISEASE RISKS FROM CLIMATE CHANGE -- CHANGING CLIMATE, CHANGING OCEAN -- Epilogue. Mission: Possible -- AFTERWORD -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- CONTRIBUTORS -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- ILLUSTRATION CREDITS -- INDEXMore than a warning, Earth under Fire is the most complete illustrated guide to the effects of climate change now available. It offers an upbeat and intelligent account of how we can lessen the effects of our near-total dependence on fossil fuels using technologies and energy sources already available. A thorough revision and a new preface for the paperback edition bring the compelling facts about climate change up to date.Climatic changesGlobal warmingClimatic changes.Global warming.363.738/74Braasch Gary1550577McKibben Bill249185MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910779550303321Earth under fire3809479UNINA