Climate Management: Solving the Problem (Global Warming) download book

Book: Climate Management: Solving the Problem (Global Warming)

Author: Julie Kerr, Ph.D. Casper

Pages: 264

Format: PDF

Language: English

ISBN10: 0816072663

From the Preface:
...Although the United States has been one of the largest contribu-
tors to global warming, it ranks far below countries and regions—such
as Canada, Australia, and western Europe—in taking steps to fix the
damage that has been done. Global Warming is a multivolume set that
explores the concept that each person is a member of a global family
who shares responsibility for fixing this problem. In fact, the only way
to fix it is to work together toward a common goal. This seven-volume
set covers all of the important climatic issues that need to be addressed
in order to understand the problem, allowing the reader to build a solid
foundation of knowledge and to use the information to help solve the
critical issues in effective ways. The set includes the following volumes:
Climate Systems
Global Warming Trends
Global Warming Cycles
Changing Ecosystems
Greenhouse Gases
Fossil Fuels and Pollution
Climate Management
These volumes explore a multitude of topics—how climates change,
learning from past ice ages, natural factors that trigger global warming
on Earth, whether the Earth can expect another ice age in the future,
how the Earth’s climate is changing now, emergency preparedness
in severe weather, projections for the future, and why climate affects
everything people do from growing food, to heating homes, to using
the Earth’s natural resources, to new scientific discoveries. They look
at the impact that rising sea levels will have on islands and other areas
worldwide, how individual ecosystems will be affected, what humans
will lose if rain forests are destroyed, how industrialization and pollu-
tion puts peoples’ lives at risk, and the benefits of developing environ-
mentally friendly energy resources...