Desonie, Dana.

Climate causes and effects of climate change / [electronic resource] : Dana Desonie. - New York : Chelsea House, 2008. - 1 online resource (xiv, 199 p.) : col. ill., maps - Our fragile planet .

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

How climate works -- Natural causes of climate change -- Human causes of climate change -- How scientists learn about present, past, and future climate -- Climate change through Earth history -- Climate now -- Effects of climate change on the atmosphere and hydrosphere -- Effects of climate change on the biosphere -- The tipping point -- The human response -- Mitigation and adaptation.

9781438105642 (electronic bk.) 1438105649 (electronic bk.)


Climatic changes.
Global warming.
Climatology.


Electronic books.

QC981.8.C5 / D437 2008eb

551.6