| 书目名称 | Global Warming and the Future of the Earth | | 编辑 | Robert G. Watts | | 视频video | | | 丛书名称 | Synthesis Lectures on Renewable Energy Technologies | | 图书封面 |  | | 描述 | The globally averaged surface temperature of the Earth has increased during the past century by about 0.7°C. Most of the increase can be attributed to the greenhouse effect, the increase in the atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide that is emitted when fossil fuels are burned to produce energy.The book begins with the important distinction between weather and climate, followed by data showing how carbon dioxide has increased and the incontrovertible evidence that it is caused by burning fossil fuels (i.e., coal, oil, and natural gas). I also address the inevitable skepticism that global warming arouses and offer a number of responses to the global warming skeptics. After dealing with the skeptics, I analyze both the current and future effects of global warming. These future effects are based on scenarios or “storylines” put forth by the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis. In closing, I address the controversial (and grim) suggestion that we have already passed the “tipping point,” which is the time after which, regardless of our future actions, global warming will cause considerable hardship on human society. I intend this book to be approachable for all con | | 出版日期 | Book 2007 | | 版次 | 1 | | doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-79417-9 | | isbn_softcover | 978-3-031-79416-2 | | isbn_ebook | 978-3-031-79417-9Series ISSN 2690-5000 Series E-ISSN 2690-5019 | | issn_series | 2690-5000 | | copyright | Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2007 |
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