The atlas of climate change :
Dow, Kirstin, 1963-.
The atlas of climate change : mapping the world's greatest challenge / Mapping the world's greatest challenge Kirstin Dow and Thomas E. Downing. - Rev. and updated ed. - Berkeley : Brighton : University of California Press ; Myriad Editions, 2007. - 112 p. : il.,(algunas a col.), mapas, col. ; 25 cm.
Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. 102-109) e índice.
Signs of change -- Warning signs --Polar changes -- Glacial retreat -- Everyday extremes -- Forcing change -- The greenhouse effect -- The climate system -- Interpreting past climates -- Forecasting future climates -- Driving climate change -- Emissions past and present -- Fossil fuels -- Methane and other gases -- Transportation -- Disrupting the carbon balance -- Agriculture -- Expected consequences -- Disrupted ecosystems -- Threatened water supplies -- Food security -- Threats to health -- Rising sea levels -- Cities at risk -- Cultural losses -- Responding to change -- International action -- Meeting Kyoto targets -- Carbon trading -- Financing responses -- Local commitment -- Carbon dioxide and economic growth -- Renewable energy -- Adapting to change -- Commiting to solutions -- Personal action -- Public action -- Climate change data -- Data table.
9780520255586 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0520255585 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780520250239 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0520250230 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2006050098
Climatic changes.
Climatic changes--Maps.
Climatic changes--Charts, diagrams, etc.
Cambios climáticos.
Cambios climáticos--Mapas.
Cambios climáticos Cartas, diagramas, etc.
QC981.8.C5 / D68 2007
551.6
The atlas of climate change : mapping the world's greatest challenge / Mapping the world's greatest challenge Kirstin Dow and Thomas E. Downing. - Rev. and updated ed. - Berkeley : Brighton : University of California Press ; Myriad Editions, 2007. - 112 p. : il.,(algunas a col.), mapas, col. ; 25 cm.
Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. 102-109) e índice.
Signs of change -- Warning signs --Polar changes -- Glacial retreat -- Everyday extremes -- Forcing change -- The greenhouse effect -- The climate system -- Interpreting past climates -- Forecasting future climates -- Driving climate change -- Emissions past and present -- Fossil fuels -- Methane and other gases -- Transportation -- Disrupting the carbon balance -- Agriculture -- Expected consequences -- Disrupted ecosystems -- Threatened water supplies -- Food security -- Threats to health -- Rising sea levels -- Cities at risk -- Cultural losses -- Responding to change -- International action -- Meeting Kyoto targets -- Carbon trading -- Financing responses -- Local commitment -- Carbon dioxide and economic growth -- Renewable energy -- Adapting to change -- Commiting to solutions -- Personal action -- Public action -- Climate change data -- Data table.
9780520255586 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0520255585 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780520250239 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0520250230 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2006050098
Climatic changes.
Climatic changes--Maps.
Climatic changes--Charts, diagrams, etc.
Cambios climáticos.
Cambios climáticos--Mapas.
Cambios climáticos Cartas, diagramas, etc.
QC981.8.C5 / D68 2007
551.6
