The Change in the Weather: People, Weather, and the Science of Climate - Rilegato

Stevens, William K.

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ISBN 10: 0385320124 ISBN 13: 9780385320122

Casa editrice: Delacorte Pubns Inc, 2000

Riassunto

A science reporter for The New York Times takes a close-up look at the world's changing weather patterns, arguing that we are on the brink of a new era in climate, one marked by extremes, in a thoughtful study of global forces of nature at work and their impact on human society. Tour.

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Informazioni sull'autore

William K. Stevens is a science reporter for The New York Times. The author of Miracle Under the Oaks: The Revival of Nature in America, he lives in Montclair, New Jersey.

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going on with the weather?

A record-setting heat wave that just won't release its blistering grip. Balmy winter weeks followed by a sudden crippling snowstorm. Torrential rainfalls of rising frequency and force, deluging areas untouched by flood for decades. And coast-to-coast, a virtually endless parade of dramatically televised weather disasters--each seemingly more extreme than the last.

Examining today's headline-making questions through the authoritative lens of science and history, New York Times science reporter William K. Stevens's The Change in the Weather offers a definitive look at the science of climatic change. He introduces us to the international community of scientists leading the effort to determine whether a new era of climate has already dawned, one in which the extreme will become increasingly commonplace in an ever-warming world. From the impact of our own behavior on the delicate balance that keeps our climate hospitable to t

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Delacorte Pubns Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 2000
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0385320124
• ISBN 13: 9780385320122
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 357
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• Persona responsabile: non disponibile