LEADER 03338nam 2200601Ia 450 001 9910993979503321 005 20250414180605.0 010 $z9781845298678 010 $a9786611958176 010 $a9781281958174 010 $a1281958174 010 $a9781593398484$b(electronic bk.) 010 $a1593398484 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC408066 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL408066 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10270868 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL195817 035 $a(OCoLC)401726024 035 $a(CKB)14679401300041 035 $a(EXLCZ)9914679401300041 100 $a20080516d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 04$aThe Britannica guide to climate change $ean unbiased guide to the key issue of our age /$fintroduction by Robert M. May 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aLondon $cRobinson ;$aPhiladelphia $cRunning Press$d2008 210 1$aLondon :$cRobinson ;$aPhiladelphia :$cRunning Press,$d2008. 215 $a1 online resource (477 pages) 225 1 $aBritannica guide series 300 $aIncludes index. 311 08$aPrint version: May, Robert M. Climate Change Chicago : Encyclopaedia Britannica, Incorporated,c2008 9781845298678 311 08$a1845298675 327 $aIntro -- 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. 330 $aThere are a few subjects that divide opinion more than climate change. What is the truth? Can the solution be found in a global political treaty or individual action? This Britannica guide gives a clear overview of the scientific evidence, from data showing how the atmosphere has changed in the last 4.5 billion years to more recent studies on the symptoms of a warming planet and the global effects of greenhouse gases, deforestation, and population. The guide introduces you to the possible solutions and to key figures in the debate, from the origins of environmentalism through to the Kyoto Protocol and beyond. In his wide-ranging introduction, Robert M. May, leading commentator and former President of the Royal Society, looks at the current scientific debates concerning climate change and shows how our actions can change the future. 410 0$aBritannica guide series. 517 3 $aClimate change 517 3 $aEncyclopdia Britannica guide to climate change 606 $aClimatic changes 606 $aGlobal temperature changes 615 0$aClimatic changes. 615 0$aGlobal temperature changes. 676 $a355.03;551.6 701 $aMay$b Robert M$059857 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910993979503321 996 $aThe Britannica guide to climate change$94351755 997 $aUNINA