Climate change observed impacts on planet Earth

• Other Authors: Letcher, Trevor M. (Editor)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier 2009
• Subjects: Climatic changes; Climatic changes > Environmental aspects; Global environment change
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• Physical Description: xxiv, 444 pages, [24] pages of plates some colour illustrations, maps 24 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 9780444533012; 044453301X

The climate of the Earth is always changing. As the debate over the implications of changes in the Earth's climate has grown, the term climate change has come torefer primarilyto changes we've seen over recent years and those which are predicted to be coming, mainly as a result of human behavior.This book serves as a broad, accessible guide to the science behind this often political and heated debate by providing scientific detail and evidence in language that is clear to both the non-specialist and the serious student. * provides all the scientific evidence for and possible causes of climate change in one book * written by expert scientists working in the field * logical, non-emotional conclusions * a source book for the latest findings on climate change.