Six degrees, our future on a hotter planet, Mark Lynas
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Six degrees, our future on a hotter planet, Mark Lynas
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-328) and index
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Main title
Six degrees
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
154760123
Responsibility statement
Mark Lynas
Sub title
our future on a hotter planet
Summary
In accessible journalistic prose, author Lynas distills what environmental scientists predict about the consequences of human pollution for the next hundred years, degree by degree. At 1 degree Celsius, most coral reefs and many mountain glaciers will be lost. A 3-degree rise would spell the collapse of the Amazon rainforest, disappearance of Greenland's ice sheet, and the creation of deserts across the Midwestern United States and southern Africa. A 6-degree increase would eliminate most life on Earth, including much of humanity. Based on authoritative scientific articles, the latest computer models, and information about past warm events in Earth history, this promises to be an eye-opening warning that humanity will ignore at its peril.--From publisher description
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One degree -- Two degrees -- Three degrees -- Four degrees -- Five degrees -- Six degrees
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