Unsettled : what climate science tells us, what it doesn't, and why it matters / Steven E. Koonin.
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TextPublisher: Dallas, TX : BenBella Books, Inc., [2021]Copyright date: ©2021Description: x, 306 pages : black and white illustrations, maps, charts ; 24 cmContent type: - text
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- Unsettled : what climate science tells us, what it does not, and why it matters
- 363.738/74 23
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- QC903 .K66 2021
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| 363 .738 74 Monbi Heat : how to stop the planet from burning / | 363 .738 74 Not Not too late : changing the climate story from despair to possibility / | 363 .738 Fonda What can I do? : my path from climate despair to action / | 363 .738 Kooni Unsettled : what climate science tells us, what it doesn't, and why it matters / | 363 .738 Suzuk Just cool it! : the climate crisis and what we can do : a post-Paris Agreement game plan / | 363 .73874 0971 Leiss Canada and climate change / | 363. 73874 Jahre The story of more : how we got to climate change and where to go from here / |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-283) and index.
Introduction. (Part I: The science): What we know about warming -- Humble human influences -- Emissions explained and extrapolated -- Many muddled models -- Hyping the heat -- Tempest terrors -- Precipitation perils, from floods to fires -- Sea level scares -- Apocalypses that ain't -- Who broke "the science" and why -- Fixing the broken science. (Part II: The response): The chimera of carbon-free -- Could the US catch the chimera? -- Plans B. Closing thoughts -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index -- About the author.
The author points out that core questions about the way the climate is responding to our influence and what the impacts will be remain largely unanswered. He provides insights and perspective free from political agendas, dispels popular myths, and unveils little-known truths. He points out that the models we use to predict the future aren't able to accurately describe the climate of the past, suggesting they are deeply flawed.
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