LEADER 04362nam 22006134a 450 001 9910456553903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a92-808-7155-2 035 $a(CKB)2550000000019431 035 $a(EBL)728605 035 $a(OCoLC)697175314 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000474170 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11302872 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000474170 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10448726 035 $a(PQKB)10490716 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC728605 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL728605 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10397570 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000019431 100 $a20091029d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aUsable thoughts$b[electronic resource] $eclimate, water, and weather in the twenty-first century /$fby Michael H. Glantz and Qian Ye 210 $aNew York $cUnited Nations University Press$dc2010 215 $a1 online resource (271 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a92-808-1186-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCONTENTS; Figures; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; About this Book; Introduction; Rates and processes of a changing climate: The year 2020 is the new 2050; 1 Our Perceptions of Climate; A century of discovery; What is climate?; The challenge of measuring global climate; Climate patterns; Implications of variability; Where people live; What people think about their climate; The possible impact of human activities; Our increasing vulnerability; Changing sensitivity to climate; Climate from historical accounts; Twentieth century climate change; 2 The Climate System 327 $aOur knowledge of climateWhich events matter?; Learning by experience; exploiting new technologies; Northern middle latitude winter storms; Drought and dust; Understanding tropical cyclones; Trends in tropical cyclone numbers; El Nin?o/Southern Oscillation (ENSO); Drought in Africa; Human effects on climate: Urbanization; Human effects on climate: Greenhouse gases; Human effects on climate: Atmospheric particulates; Human effects on climate: Deforestation and desertification; Human effects on climate: Ozone layer depletion; 3 Impacts of a Varying Climate; Suffering and costs 327 $aThe impacts of climate fluctuationsLearning from experience; Climate and biodiversity; Weather, climate and warfare; Major temperate zone droughts; Storm surges; Tropical storms; Sahel - the human consequences; Sahel - the nature of desertification; Floods around the world; ENSO - impact on agriculture; Other ENSO impacts; Heatwaves; Exceptional weather and climate events; Freshwater: Life's precious resource; 4 Climate for a Better Society; The rise of technology; Climate knows no boundaries; Serving society's needs; Tracking climate; Predicting the seasons; Food and fibre production 327 $aEnergy and societyThe earth's freshwater resources; Seeking answers on climate change; 5 The Century Ahead; Immediate challenges; Adapting to future change; Protecting the planet and its people; Future surprises?; Concluding Thoughts; The Limits to Growth and The Kyoto Protocol: The need for"tipping point" assessments; Selected Reading 330 $aShort quotations are often used to stimulate thought and evoke discussion. The intention of this book is no less ambitious. Drawing upon a series of quotations taken from the World Meteorological Organization-sponsored publication, Climate: Into the 21st Century, the authors set out to encourage thought and discussion on the earth's climate system, including its interrelatedness to human society and the environment, the impact of climate variability, and climate extremes and change. 606 $aClimatology 606 $aClimatic changes$xEffect of human beings on 606 $aWeather forecasting 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aClimatology. 615 0$aClimatic changes$xEffect of human beings on. 615 0$aWeather forecasting. 676 $a304.2/5 700 $aGlantz$b Michael H$0244409 701 $aYe$b Qian$0905598 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910456553903321 996 $aUsable thoughts$92025724 997 $aUNINA