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Index
Praise for Climate Change
The Groundwork Guides Series
Epigraph
Chapter 1 Climate Change Is Here, and It’s Real
Global Temperature Record
Warmest Years on Record
Who Says the Planet Is Getting Warmer?
Carbon Dioxide and Temperature
How Do We Know?
With Our Own Eyes
Why They Are Called Fossil Fuels
Carbon Dioxide Emissions Per Capita
Warming Around the World
Chapter 2 How We Got Here
How We Got Here: A Few Highlights
World Population Then and Now
Chapter 3 How the Climate System Works
Sun
Atmosphere
What Are Greenhouse Gases?
Water
Thermohaline Circulation
Early Climate Change Scientists
Smog A Separate Issue… Sort of
Land
Carbon Cycle
Ozone A Separate Issue… Sort of
Carbon by Numbers
Carbon Dioxide in the Atmosphere
Chapter 4 The Effects of Climate Change
The Climate Becomes More Variable
Heat Waves
More Precipitation
Drought
OCEANS WARM
Carbonated Oceans
Bangladesh
SNOW AND ICE MELT
FRESH WATER SUPPLIES ARE THREATENED
Buried Treasure
HABITATS SHIFT
Climate Change, Sex Change
Chapter 5 The Frightening Numbers
Average Global Temperatures Will Rise
Sea Levels Will Rise
Alaska
Snow and Ice Will Melt
Precipitation Patterns Will Change
Vegetation Zones Will Shift
And at the Other End of the World…
Animals Will Migrate and Adapt — or Not
Climate Change Around the World —Some Predictions
Avoiding Dangerous Climate Change Symposium
Hadley Centre for Climate Prediction and Research
Arctic Climate Impact Assessment
Chapter 6 The Tough Questions
The End of Oil — The Good News
Where the World’s Energy Comes From
China
The Problem with Nuclear Power
Chapter 7 Facing the Music
LESSEN THE IMPACT
Adapt
Reduce Emissions
The Costs of Reducing Greenhouse Gases
Develop Renewable Energy Sources
Develop New Technologies
Wind Power
Plant Trees
SHARE THE BURDEN
Restraint for People in Rich Nations
Smarter Progress for Poorer Nations
The Simple Solution
Making Your Voice Heard
Good News Around the World
Kyoto, Copenhagen and Beyond
Glossary
For Further Information
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Science and Development Network
Climate Action Network
Climate Ark and Climate Wire
Acknowledgments
Index
About the Publisher
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