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Unsettled : what climate science tells us, what it doesn't, and why it matters
Koonin, Steven E.2024
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In this updated and expanded edition of climate scientist Steven Koonin's groundbreaking book, go behind the headlines to discover the latest eye-opening data about climate change-with unbiased facts and realistic steps for the future. With a new introduction, this edition now features reflections on an additional three years of eye-opening data, alternatives to unrealistic "net zero" solutions, global energy inequalities, and the energy crisis arising from the war in Ukraine.
Main title:
Unsettled : what climate science tells us, what it doesn't, and why it matters / by Steven E. Koonin.
Author:
Edition:
Updated and expanded edition.
Imprint:
Dallas, TX : BenBella Books, Inc., 2024.©2024
Collation:
xxi, 355 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Unsettling updates : preface to the 2024 editionIntroductionPart 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 sciencePart II: The Response. The chimera of carbon-free ; Could the US catch the chimera? ; Plans B Easy on the energy transition : 2024 updateClosing thoughts.
ISBN:
9781637745250 (paperback)
Dewey class:
551.6
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
499890
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Nonfiction | 551.6 UNS | Available |