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The rough guide to climate change, written by Robert Henson ; edited and designed by Duncan Clark

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-334) and index

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The rough guide to climate change

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written by Robert Henson ; edited and designed by Duncan Clark

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"Gives the complete picture of the single biggest issue facing our planet. ... lays out the facts and assesses the options - global and personal - for dealing with the threat of a warming world"--Page 4 of cover

pt. 1. The basics : global warming in a nutshell. Climate change : a primer : key questions and answers ; The greenhouse effect : how global warming works ; Who's responsible? : which countries, regions and activities are warming the world -- pt. 2. The symptoms : what's happening now, and what might happen in the future. Extreme heat : too hot to handle ; Floods & droughts : two sides of a catastrophic coin ; The big melt : climate change in overdrive ; Oceans : aproblem on the rise ; Hurricanes & other storms : rough waters ; Ecosystems & agriculture : the future of flora, fauna and farming -- pt. 3. The science : how we know what we know about climate change. Keeping track : taking the planet's temperature ; The long view : a walk through climate history ; Circuits of change : modelling the future climate -- pt. 4. Debates & solutions : from spats and spin to saving the planet. A heated debate : how activists, sceptics and industry have battled for column inches and the public mind ; The predicament : can we solve global warming? ; Political solutions : Kyoto and beyond ; Technological solutions : energy, engineering and efficiency ; What you can do : reducing your carbon footprint and lobbying for action -- pt. 5. Resources : climate change books and websites

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