02712nam 2200589Ia 450 991101941150332120200520144314.01-118-26729-X1-118-27938-71-280-58611-79786613615947(CKB)3280000000033644(EBL)879404(OCoLC)784137189(SSID)ssj0000623094(PQKBManifestationID)11388696(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000623094(PQKBWorkID)10647447(PQKB)11009177(MiAaPQ)EBC879404(EXLCZ)99328000000003364420111130d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrLife in Europe under climate change /Joseph Alcamo, Jrgen E. OlesenChichester, West Sussex, UK ;Malden, MA Wiley20121 online resource (318 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4051-9618-1 1-4051-9619-X Includes bibliographical references and index.LIFE IN EUROPE UNDER CLIMATE CHANGE; Contents; Foreword; Preface; 1: Introduction; 2: Climate and climate change; 3: Human health; 4: Food production; 5: Water security; 6: Sea and coastline; 7: Ecosystems and biodiversity; 8: Impacts on Europe's industries; 9: Summing up impacts and adaptation; 10: Climate protection in Europe; Index; Color platesLife in Europe will indeed go on as the climate changes, but not in the same way as before. The air will be warmer, winds will change, patterns of rainfall and snowfall will alter, and sea level is likely to rise. These phenomena are already being seen. Europe will in the future experience marked changes in vegetation cover, increased floods along rivers and coastlines as well as more frequent droughts and forest fires, often leading to large societal costs. The changes will be minor in some cases, profound in others, but in any case, pervasive. This book uses the most up to date informationClimate change mitigationEuropeClimatic changesSocial aspectsEuropeHuman beingsClimatic factorsEuropeClimate change mitigationClimatic changesSocial aspectsHuman beingsClimatic factors304.2/8Alcamo Joseph734044Olesen Jrgen E1839974MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9911019411503321Life in Europe under climate change4419422UNINA