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Climate Change

By Kristen St. John

Climate Change

By Kristen St. John

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Part I: Why is there a disconnect between the public perception and the scientific understanding of climate change?.- Chapter 1 What is the public understanding of climate change and how does this compare to the scientific understanding? Why is there a disconnect with the scientific understanding? How does taking a paleoclimate perspective help?.- Part II Why does the climate system involve more than the atmosphere?.- Chapter 2 What are the parts of the climate system and how do they interact?.- Part III I wasn't there, so how can I know about climate of the past?.- Chapter 3 How is historical climate data collected and calibrated?.- Chapter 4 How do we read the clues about past climate in ice?.- Part IV Temperature and CO2 have never been higher than today, right?.- Chapter 6 How does plate tectonics help drive long-term climate change.- Chapter 7 How does weathering help drive long-term climate change?.- Part V It's all just a cycle, right?.- Chapter 8What are climate cycles and what causes them? Where do we fit in a cycle?.- Part VI Because it was warmer in the past, we can't be the cause of global warming now, right?.- Chapter 9 Timescales, rates and tipping points: what were the causes and consequences of an abrupt global warming event of the past? How does this inform our understanding of climate change today?.- Chapter 10 How do climate models work? Does and increase in global average temperature mean it is warming everywhere? how is climate projected to change in the future?.- Part VII Because it was warmer in the past, we don't need to take action on global warming now, right?.- Chapter 11 Is this fixable? Geoengineering considerations.- Chapter 12 Going beyond the science: How do climate change and ethics intersect?.
Product details
Number of Pages:
532
Release Date:
2025-08-23
Publication Date:
2025-08-23
Publisher:
Springer
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
3031828682
ISBN13:
9783031828683
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
1052 g
Height:
160 cm
Width:
241 cm
Thickness:
33 cm
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