Bibliograph

An inconvenient truth, the planetary emergency of global warming and what we can do about it, Al Gore

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An inconvenient truth, the planetary emergency of global warming and what we can do about it, Al Gore

Language

eng

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

An inconvenient truth

Oclc number

69249460

Responsibility statement

Al Gore

Sub title

the planetary emergency of global warming and what we can do about it

Summary

With this book, the author, former Vice President Al Gore brings together leading-edge research from top scientists around the world; photographs, charts, and other illustrations; and personal anecdotes and observations to document the fast pace and wide scope of global warming. He presents, with alarming clarity and conclusiveness - and with humor, too - that the fact of global warming is not in question and that its consequences for the world we live in will be disastrous if left unchecked

Table Of Contents

Effects and consequences of global warming: climate crisis -- The atmosphere and greenhouse gases -- Temperatures and ocean warming -- Shrinking of glaciers -- Floods and precipitation changes -- Increased storms, hurricanes, droughts -- Effects on the Poles: Antarctica and the Arctic regions -- Effects on the oceans -- Effects on forests and deforestation -- Rivers and the consequences of irrigation -- Vectors for emerging infectious diseases -- Effects of energy and the new technologies -- The Politicization of global warming -- Global stewardship

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