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  • Climate in Asia and the Pacific

    Security, Society and Sustainability

    Edited by Michael Manton, Linda Anne Stevenson ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    Commissioned by the Intergovernmental Meeting (IGM) of the Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN), this book offers a detailed survey of the current status of climate change and climate variability in the Asia-Pacific region, a thorough and thoughtful assessment of climate and security and clear recommendations on the best paths of climate research in the future. ... Read more

    $89.99 USD

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  • The Emerald Planet

    How plants changed Earth's history

    by David Beerling ...
    Series series Oxford Landmark Science
    Plants have profoundly moulded the Earth's climate and the evolutionary trajectory of life. Far from being 'silent witnesses to the passage of time', plants are dynamic components of our world, shaping the environment throughout history as much as that environment has shaped them. In The Emerald Planet, David Beerling puts plants centre stage, revealing the crucial role they have played in driving ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Plows, Plagues, and Petroleum

    How Humans Took Control of Climate

    by William F. Ruddiman ...
    Series series Princeton Science Library
    The impact on climate from 200 years of industrial development is an everyday fact of life, but did humankind's active involvement in climate change really begin with the industrial revolution, as commonly believed? Plows, Plagues, and Petroleum has sparked lively scientific debate since it was first published--arguing that humans have actually been changing the climate for some 8,000 years--as a ... Read more

    $15.89 USD

  • Climate Change: A Wicked Problem

    Complexity and Uncertainty at the Intersection of Science, Economics, Politics, and Human Behavior

    by Frank P. Incropera ...
    Under one cover, Frank P. Incropera provides a comprehensive, objective and critical assessment of all issues germane to the climate change debate: science, technology options, economic ramifications, cultural and behavioural issues, the influence of special interests and public policy, geopolitics and ethical dimensions. The underlying science is treated in depth, but in an approachable and ... Read more

    $36.99 USD

  • Chill, A Reassessment of Global Warming Theory

    Does Climate Change Mean the World is Cooling, and If So What Should We Do About It?

    by Peter Taylor ...
    Although the world's climate has undergone many cyclical changes, the phrase 'climate change' has taken on a sinister meaning, implying catastrophe for humanity, ecology and the environment. We are told that we are responsible for this threat, and that we should act immediately to prevent it. But the apparent scientific consensus over the causes and effects of climate change is not what it appears ... Read more

    $10.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Climate and the Oceans

    by Geoffrey K. Vallis ...
    Series series Princeton Primers in Climate
    The oceans exert a vital moderating influence on the Earth's climate system. They provide inertia to the global climate, essentially acting as the pacemaker of climate variability and change, and they provide heat to high latitudes, keeping them habitable. Climate and the Oceans offers a short, self-contained introduction to the subject. This illustrated primer begins by briefly describing the ... Read more

    $29.59 USD

  • Extreme Weather Systems : 3rd Grade Geography Series

    Third Grade Books - Natural Disaster Books for Kids

    by Baby Professor ...
    Series series Children's Weather Books
    What is the weather today? Learning about the different weather systems will benefit many areas of life. It will help a child anticipate conditions for the rest of the days so clothes are adjusted, as well as plans. This book offers pictures more than descriptions so learning is very visual and therefore, highly effective. Secure a copy of this book today! ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • International Perspectives on Climate Change

    Latin America and Beyond

    Edited by Walter Leal Filho, Sandra Caeiro, Ulisses M. Azeiteiro, Fátima Alves ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This collected volume deals with emerging issues related to climate variation, climate change and adaptation technologies, with a special focus on Latin American countries. Presenting a variety of adaptation strategies and projects currently being undertaken and implemented, the book showcases how Latin American nations are struggling to meet the challenges of climate change. Latin America as a ... Read more

    $89.99 USD

  • Spatiotemporal Data Analysis

    by Gidon Eshel ...
    A severe thunderstorm morphs into a tornado that cuts a swath of destruction through Oklahoma. How do we study the storm's mutation into a deadly twister? Avian flu cases are reported in China. How do we characterize the spread of the flu, potentially preventing an epidemic? The way to answer important questions like these is to analyze the spatial and temporal characteristics--origin, rates, and ... Read more

    $95.09 USD

  • Asia and the Arctic

    Narratives, Perspectives and Policies

    Edited by Vijay Sakhuja, Kapil Narula ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book presents narratives, perspectives and policies on the Arctic and brings to fore the strategies of five Asian countries - China, India, Japan, Republic of Korea and Singapore who were granted the status of Permanent Observers in the Arctic Council in 2013. The book also captures Arctic countries’ reactions to Asian approaches, and their expectations from these countries.The melting of the ... Read more

    $89.99 USD

  • Problems, Philosophy and Politics of Climate Science

    by Guido Visconti ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book is a critical appraisal of the status of the so-called Climate Sciences (CS). These are contributed by many other basic sciences like physics, geology, chemistry and as such employ theoretical and experimental methods. In the last few decades most of the CS have been identified with the global warming problem and numerical models have been used as the main tool for their investigations. ... Read more

    $80.99 USD

  • Adapting to an Uncertain Climate

    Lessons From Practice

    Edited by Ana Rovisco, Hans-Martin Füssel, Roger B. Street, Annemarie Groot, Leendert Van Bree, Carin Nilsson, Tiago Capela Lourenço ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    Climate change highlights the challenges for long-term policy making in the face of persistent and irreducible levels of uncertainties. It calls for the development of flexible approaches, innovative governance and other elements that contribute to effective and adaptive decision-making. Exploring these new approaches is also a challenge for those involved in climate research and development of ... Read more

    $89.09 USD