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Storm Warning: Gambling with the Climate of Our Planet

by Lydia Dotto

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ISBN13: 9780385257909
ISBN10: 0385257902
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The Ice Storm of 1998. The flooding of Manitoba of 1997. Wherever you live, it's likely you've experienced some extreme weather lately. A recent report from the Red Cross stated that natural catastrophes in 1998 has wreaked the most havoc on record, and warned that a series of "super-disasters" could be imminent. What's behind all this stormy weather? <BR>In "Storm Warning, science writer Lydia Dotto shows there's strong evidence our climate is changing due to human interference, and that the events of recent years are just a dress rehearsal for dramatic changes in the earth's climate. <BR>Climate conferences like those held in Rio in 1992 and Kyoto in 1997 were supposed to set the world on a course for change. Instead, they have led to political squabbles, watered-down resolutions and a disturbing failure to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions that have been targeted as the main culprit in creating the global warming trend. <BR>"Storm Warning illustrates the dire consequences of delay and inaction on both the personal and political fronts. In the climate change game the stakes are disturbingly high — with the very future of life on our planet at risk.

About the Author

Lydia Dotto is a respected science writer, lecturer, and author of several books. She has been a frequent commentator on radio and television, and her articles have been published in The Globe and Mail, Canadian Business, Equinox, and en Route, among others. She lives in Peterborough, Ontario.

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ISBN:
9780385257909
Subtitle:
Gambling with the Climate of Our Planet
Author:
Dotto, Lydia
Publisher:
Doubleday Canada
Location:
Toronto
Subject:
Meteorology
Subject:
Environmental Science
Subject:
Weather
Subject:
Global warming
Subject:
Climatic changes
Subject:
Earth Sciences - Meteorology & Climatology
Edition Number:
Pbk. ed.
Edition Description:
Pbk
Series Volume:
FM 6-60
Publication Date:
January 2000
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Pages:
344
Dimensions:
9.22x6.28x.93 in. 1.06 lbs.

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