What We Know about Climate Change

Kerry Emanuel, Bob Inglis

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English

Massachusetts Inst of Tec
09 October 2018

Mathematics & Sciences; Nuclear issues

Series: What We Know about Climate Change

An updated edition of a guide to the basic science of climate change, and a call to action.

The vast majority of scientists agree that human activity has significantly increased greenhouse gases in the atmosphere-most dramatically since the 1970s. Yet global warming skeptics and ill-informed elected officials continue to dismiss this broad scientific consensus. In this updated edition of his authoritative book, MIT atmospheric scientist Kerry Emanuel outlines the basic science of global warming and how the current consensus has emerged. Although it is impossible to predict exactly when the most dramatic effects of global warming will be felt, he argues, we can be confident that we face real dangers. Emanuel warns that global warming will contribute to an increase in the intensity and power of hurricanes and flooding and more rapidly advancing deserts. But just as our actions have created the looming crisis, so too might they avert it. Emanuel calls for urgent action to reduce greenhouse gases and criticizes the media for downplaying the dangers of global warming (and, in search of "balance," quoting extremists who deny its existence).

This edition has been updated to include the latest climate data, a discussion of the earth's carbon cycle, the warming hiatus of the first decade of this century, the 2017 hurricanes, advanced energy options, the withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement, and more.It offers a new foreword by former U.S. Representative Bob Inglis (R-SC), who now works on climate action through his organization RepublicEN.

By: Kerry Emanuel
Foreword by: Bob Inglis
Imprint: Massachusetts Inst of Tec
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: updated edition
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 137mm, Spine: 6mm
ISBN: 9780262535915
ISBN 10: 0262535912
Series: What We Know about Climate Change
Pages: 88
Publication Date: 09 October 2018
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Kerry Emanuel is Professor of Atmospheric Science in the Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Science at MIT. He is the author of Divine Wind: The History and Science of Hurricanes and Atmospheric Convection.

Reviews for What We Know about Climate Change

Written by an award-winning atmospheric scientist, the updated version of this essential book offers a concise explanation about what's going on with global warming and how we can turn the tide. —The Revelator