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Climate Change

Examining the Facts

by Daniel Bedford
John Cook
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Climate change is one of the most controversial and misunderstood issues of the 21st century. This book provides a clear understanding of the issue by presenting scientific facts to refute falsehoods and misinformation-and to confirm the validity of other assertions.
Is public understanding of global warming suffering from politically biased news coverage? Is it true that the global scientific community has not reached a consensus on whether humans are causing climate change? This important book addresses these questions and many more about global warming, identifying common claims about climate change and using quantifiable, evidence-based information to examine their veracity.
The authors of this work examine 35 specific claims that have been made about global climate change by believers and skeptics. These assertions-some true, some false-will guide readers to a much deeper understanding of the extent of climate change; whether any climate change that is taking place is human-caused; whether climate change is likely to be a serious problem in the future; whether scientists agree on the fundamentals of climate change; and whether climate change impacts can be mitigated.
Examples of specific issues that are scrutinized and explained in the book include: trends in the extent and condition of Arctic and Antarctic Sea ice packs, the accuracy of climate forecasting models, whether extreme weather events are increasing as a result of climate change, and the benefits and drawbacks of various schemes to limit greenhouse gas emissions.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Contemporary Debates

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    July 18, 2016

  • Formats

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      • ISBN: 9798216061977
      • File size: 2150 KB

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      • ISBN: 9798216061977
      • File size: 2150 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Library Journal

      February 1, 2017

      Seeking for conversations to "shift beyond the basic questions that have been settled for some years," Bedford (geography, Weber State Univ., UT) and Cook (climate communications fellow, Global Change Inst., Univ. of Queensland, Australia; founder, SkepticalScience.com) address 35 of the "most common questions about our understanding of climate change." In five chapters, they cover the fact-based evidence that climate is changing, that human activity has been the cause, the current and projected impact, the "robust scientific consensus," and prospects for addressing its challenges. VERDICT A helpful baseline for this highly charged, scientifically complex topic.--Judy Quinn, formerly with Library Journal

      Copyright 2017 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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