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.