Climate Change Science: A Primer for Sustainable Development

Dr. John C. Mutter

208 pages, parution le 18/05/2020

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This book is a primer on the essential science for grasping the workings of climate change and climate prediction. It is accessible for readers with little to no background in science, with an emphasis on the needs of those studying sustainable development.How will future climates be different from today's world-and what consequences will changes in climate have for societies and their development strategies? This book is a primer on the essential science for grasping the workings of climate change and climate prediction. It is accessible for readers with little to no background in science, with an emphasis on the needs of those studying sustainable development.

John C. Mutter gives a just-the-facts overview of how the climate system functions and what we know about why changes occur. He recounts the evolution of climatology from the earliest discoveries about Earth's climate to present-day predictive capabilities, and clearly presents the scientific basis of fundamental topics such as climate zones, ocean-atmosphere dynamics, and the long-term cycles from glacial to interglacial periods. Mutter also details the mechanisms of climate change and the ways in which human activity affects global climate. He explains the science behind some known consequences of rising temperatures, such as sea level rise, hurricane behavior, and climate variability. The primer discusses how climate predictions are made and examines the sources of uncertainty in forecasting. Climate Change Science is a straightforward and easy-to-read treatment of the fundamental science needed to comprehend one of today's most important issues.Acknowledgments
Introduction: Strategy and Outline of the Primer
1. Why Does Earth Have the Climate It Does?
2. Precipitation, Winds, Atmospheric Pressure, and the Origin of Climate Zones
3. Climate Dynamics: Natural Variations
4. Climate in the Future
5. Earth's Responses to Climate Change
6. Climate and Sustainable Development: Summary and Closing Remarks
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Notes
Further Reading
IndexJohn C. Mutter is a professor at Columbia University with appointments in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences and in the School of International and Public Affairs. He was previously deputy director of the Earth Institute. He is the author of The Disaster Profiteers: How Natural Disasters Make the Rich Richer and the Poor Even Poorer (2015).

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Éditeur(s)	Columbia univ p
Auteur(s)	Dr. John C. Mutter
Parution	18/05/2020
Nb. de pages	208
EAN13	9780231192231

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