What We Know About Climate Change, second edition

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A renowned climatologist—and political conservative—assesses current scientific understanding of climate change and sounds a call to action.

The vast majority of scientists agree that human activity has significantly increased greenhouse gases in the atmosphere—most dramatically since the 1970s. Yet global warming skeptics and ill-informed elected officials continue to dismiss this broad scientific consensus.

In this new edition of his authoritative book, MIT atmospheric scientist Kerry Emanuel—a political conservative—outlines the basic science of global warming and how the current consensus has emerged. He also covers two major developments that have occurred since the first edition: the most recent round of updated projections from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change climate simulations, and the so-called “climategate” incident that heralded the subsequent collapse of popular and political support in the United States for dealing with climate change.

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08BT6K2DT
Publisher ‏ : ‎ The MIT Press
Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 26, 2012
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 168 KB
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Print length ‏ : ‎ 114 pages
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0262305143
Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Best Sellers Rank: #281,297 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store) #87 in Environmental Science (Kindle Store) #327 in Environmental Issues #635 in Environmental Science (Books)
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Customers find the book highly informative, praising how it explains climate science in simple and concise terms. The book receives positive feedback for its readability, being a short easy read that doesn’t skimp on the complexity of the issue. While customers appreciate its concise nature, some find it lacking in details. The book’s length receives mixed reactions, with customers noting it’s a tiny 93-page book.