Keywords:
Global warming.
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Climatic changes.
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Greenhouse gases.
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Human beings-Effect of climate on.
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Electronic books.
Description / Table of Contents:
An urgent and provocative call to action from the world's leading climate scientist.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 online resource (222 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9781408820629
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=5223519
DDC:
363.738/74
Language:
English
Note:
Intro -- Title Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 The Vice President's Climate Task Force -- 2 The A-Team and the Secretary's Quandary -- 3 A Visit to the White House -- 4 Time Warp -- 5 Dangerous Reticence: A Slippery Slope -- 6 The Faustian Bargain: Humanity's Own Trap -- 7 Is There Still Time? A Tribute to Charles David Keeling -- 8 Target Carbon Dioxide: Where Should Humanity Aim? -- 9 An Honest, Effective Path -- 10 The Venus Syndrome -- 11 Storms of My Grandchildren -- Appendix 1: Key Differences with Contrarians -- Appendix 2: Global Climate Forcings and Radiative Feedbacks -- Acknowledgments -- Afterword -- Q& -- A with Bill McKibben -- Selected Sources -- A Note on the Author -- Praise for James Hansen and Storms of My Grandchildren -- Imprint.
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