Sudden and Disruptive Climate Change: Exploring the Real Risks and How We Can Avoid Them

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Michael C. MacCracken Frances Moore

Sudden and Disruptive Climate Change

Exploring the Real Risks and How We Can Avoid Them

Michael C. MacCracken, Frances Moore, John C. Topping Jr.

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English

Earthscan Ltd
20 December 2007

Meteorology & climatology; Global warming; Social impact of environmental issues

Series: Earthscan Climate

'An impressive accomplishment.i?

Al Gore, Former Vice President of the US, co-recipient of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize, and author of An Inconvenient Truth i? Offers positive solutions that no rational person, organization or government can ignore - except at their peril.i?

Stephen H. Schneider, Professor for Interdisciplinary Environmental Studies, Stanford University, and author of The Genesis Strategy: Climate and Global Survival i? The science is clear and the message of this book is that there is no more time for delay.i?

Rosina M. Bierbaum, Dean, University of Michigan While changes in emissions and atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases are projected to be slow and smooth, the intensity and impacts of climate change on the environment and society could be abrupt and erratic. Surprising and nonlinear responses are likely to occur as warming exceeds certain thresholds, inducing relatively rapid and disruptive changes in the Greenland and West Antarctic ice sheets, precipitation intensity and patterns, coastal inundation, the occurrence of wildfire, the ranges of plant and animal species and more. Written by a transdisciplinary group of internationally respected researchers, this book explores the possibilities of such changes, their significance for society and efforts to move more rapidly to limit climate change than current government measures.

Edited by: Michael C. MacCracken, Frances Moore, John C. Topping Jr.
Imprint: Earthscan Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 32mm
Weight: 680g
ISBN: 9781844074778
ISBN 10: 1844074773
Series: Earthscan Climate
Pages: 356
Publication Date: 20 December 2007
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Michael C. MacCracken is Chief Scientist for Climate Change Programs with the Climate Institute in Washington DC, and is past President of the International Association of Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences (IAMAS). Frances Moore spent five months with the Climate Institute after graduating from Harvard; she now is a researcher with the Earth Policy Institute. John C. Topping, Jr is founder and President of the Climate Institute.