Climate Change What the Science Tells Us by Chip Fletcher PAPERBACK

John Wiley & Sons Inc

Climate Change\n\nWhat The Science Tells Us\n\nChip Fletcher (Author)\n\n9781118793060, Wiley\n\nPaperback / softback, published 20 December 2021\n\n352 pages\n27.4 x 21.3 x 1.8 cm, 0.771 kg\n\nThis book introduces climate change fundamentals and essential concepts that reveal the extent of the damage, the impacts felt around the globe, and the innovation and leadership it will take to bring an end to the status quo. Emphasizing peer-reviewed literature, this text details the impact of climate change on land and sea, the water cycle, human communities, the weather, and humanity\u2019s collective future. Coverage of greenhouse gases, oceanic and atmospheric processes, Pleistocene and Holocene paleoclimate, sea levels, and other fundamental topics provide a deep understanding of key mechanisms, while discussion of extreme weather, economic impacts, and resource scarcity reveals how climate change is already impacting people\u2019s lives\u2014and will continue to do so at an increasing ]