Global Warming and Climate Change

✍ Scribed by Stephen M. Tomecek

• Publisher: Chelsea House Pub (Library)
• Year: 2012
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 121
• Series: Science Foundations
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Global warming has become one of the most talked-about topics in the scientific community. Many scientists believe that humans are to blame for climate change and have presented a great deal of scientific evidence that shows Earth's climate is warming at an alarming rate. Others claim that climatic changes are due to natural causes that have operated throughout Earth's history or that global warming is nothing but a hoax designed to scare people into changing their way of life. By examining the history and scientific facts behind climate change and the role humans may be playing in it, Global Warming and Climate Change gets to the heart of the controversy and allows readers to draw their own conclusions about one of the most important topics in science.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 6
1: The Mechanics of Weather and Climate......Page 8
2: Earth's History of Climate Change......Page 36
3: The Evidence For and Against Global Warming......Page 49
4: How Will Global Warming Affect the Planet?......Page 74
5: What Can Be Done to Address Climate Change?......Page 85
6: Future Predictions......Page 102
Glossary......Page 107
Bibliography......Page 111
Further Resources......Page 113
Picture Credits......Page 115
Index......Page 116
About the Author......Page 120
Dedication and Acknowledgment......Page 121