Global weirdness severe storms, deadly heat waves, relentless drought, rising seas, and the weather of the future

Explains climate change-- its implications for the future, and what we can, and cannot, do to avoid further change.

Corporate Authors:	Climate Central, Inc.
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York [N.Y.] : Pantheon Books, c2012.
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Stein, Sylvia tribute. Climatic changes. Climatic changes > Forecasting. Climatic changes > Mathemathical models. Greenhouse gases > Environmental aspects. Global environmental change. Global warming. Weather forecasting.

Summary:	Explains climate change-- its implications for the future, and what we can, and cannot, do to avoid further change.
Physical Description:	214 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-211).
ISBN:	9780307907301 : 0307907309
Author Notes:	This book was produced collectively by scientists and journalists at Climate Central, a nonprofit, nonpartisan science and journalism organization. It was written by Emily Elert and Michael D. Lemonick. Prior to external scientific peer review, it was reviewed by staff scientists Philip Duffy, Ph.D. (chief scientist), Nicole Heller, Ph.D. (ecosystems and adaptation), Alyson Kenward, Ph.D. (chemistry), Eric Larson, Ph.D. (energy systems) and Claudia Tebaldi, Ph.D. (climate statistics).