Global warming : a very short introduction /
By: Maslin, Mark.
Series: Very short introductions ; 118.Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 2004Description: 162 p. ; 18 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0192840975 (alk. paper); 9780192840974:.Subject(s): Global warming | Climatic changesDDC classification: 363.73874Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Standard Loan | ATU Sligo Yeats Library Main Lending Collection | 363.73874 MAS (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 2 | Available | 0054857 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-152) and index.
What is global warming? -- A brief history of the global warming hypothesis -- Your viewpoint determines the future -- What is the evidence for climate change? -- How do you model the future? -- What are the possible future impacts of global warming? -- Surprises -- Politics -- What are the alternatives?
This title looks at the predicted impacts of global warming and the possible surprises that could be waiting for us in the near future. It draws on material from the recent report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.