Books Details
Author : Joseph Romm Pages : 328 pages Publisher : Oxford
University Press, USA Language : ISBN-10 : 0190250178 ISBN-13 :
9780190250171
Books Descriptions
Climate change will have a bigger impact on humanity than the
Internet has had. The last decade's spate of superstorms,
wildfires, heat waves, and droughts has accelerated the public
discourse on this topic and lent credence to climatologist
Lonnie Thomson's 2010 statement that climate change "represents
a clear and present danger to civilization." In June 2015, the
Pope declared that action on climate change is a moral
issue.This book offers the most up-to-date examination of
climate change's foundational science, its implications for our
future, and the core clean energy solutions. Alongside detailed
but highly accessible descriptions of what is causing climate
change, this entry in the What Everyone Needs to Know series
answers questions about the practical implications of this
growing force on our world:- How will climate change impact you
and your family in the coming decades?- What are the future
implications for owners of coastal property? - Should you plan
on retiring in
