Synopses & Reviews
Everybody can be a thinking person when it comes to climate change, and this book is a perfect roadmap.and#160; Start a web search for andldquo;climate changeandrdquo; and the first three suggestions are andldquo;facts,andrdquo; andldquo;news,andrdquo; and andldquo;hoax.andrdquo;
The Thinking Personand#39;s Guide to Climate Change is rooted in the first, up to date on the second, and anything but the last. Produced by one of the most venerable atmospheric science organizations, it is a must-read for anyone looking for the full story on climate change.
Using global research and written with nonscientists in mind, the Guide breaks down the issues into straightforward categories: andldquo;Symptomsandrdquo; covers signs such as melting ice and extreme weather, while andldquo;Scienceandrdquo; lays out what we know and how we figured it out. andldquo;Debatesandrdquo; tackles the controversy and politics, while andldquo;Solutionsandrdquo; and andldquo;Actionsandrdquo; discuss what we can do as individuals and communities to create the best possible future. Full-color illustrations offer explanations of everything from how the greenhouse effect traps heat to which activities in everyday life emit the most carbon. Special-feature boxes zoom in on locations across the globe already experiencing the effects of a shifting climate.
The Thinking Personand#39;s Guide to Climate Change combines years of data with recent research, including conclusions from the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. This reference provides the most comprehensive, yet accessible, overview of where climate science stands today, acknowledging controversies but standing strong in its stance that the climate is changingandmdash; and something needs to be done.
The Thinking Personand#39;s Guide to Climate Change is a full update and revision of Robert Hensonandrsquo;s The Rough Guide to Climate Change and is now published through the American Meteorological Society, with distribution through University of Chicago Press.and#160;
Review
andquot;If youand#39;re bewildered by the complexity of the climate change/global warming issue, and want a comprehensive, easy-to-understand guide that presents an unbiased view of the important issues, look no further than Hensonand#39;s The Thinking Personandrsquo;s Guide to Climate Change. . . . Henson is probably the worldand#39;s premier science writer in meteorology and climate change.andquot;
Synopsis
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has been issuing the essential facts and figures on climate change for nearly two decades. But the hundreds of pages of scientific evidence quoted for accuracy by the media and scientists alike, remain inscrutable to the general public who may still question the validity of climate change.
Esteemed climate scientists Michael E. Mann and Lee R. Kump, have partnered with DK Publishing to present Dire Predictions??????an important book in this time of global need. Dire Predictions presents the information documented by the IPCC in an illustrated, visually-stunning, and undeniably powerful way to the lay reader. The scientific findings that provide validity to the implications of climate change are presented in clear-cut graphic elements, striking images, and understandable analogies.
Synopsis
This up-to-date and comprehensive guide is a clear yet multi-faceted telling of the most pressing issue facing the planet and its people: climate change. It interprets scientific research and acknowledges political debate; it describes the climateand#8217;s evolution and what models tell us about its future; and it presents current reality and actions we can take to ensure the best possible outcomes. From the greenhouse effect to floods and droughts, from oceans and storms to ecosystems to agriculture, this is the long view on the most important story of our time. Author Robert Henson is an experienced science writer who bases the symptoms, science, debates, and solutions of climate change in hard facts and the latest research; he is no denier, and The AMS Guide to Climate Change, while fair and measured, pulls no punches.
About the Author
Based in Boulder, Colorado, Robert Henson is an editor at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, contributing editor of Weatherwise magazine, and a frequent guest blogger for Capital Weather Gang. He is the author of The Rough Guide to Weather and Weather on the Air: A History of Broadcast Meteorology.