Screen LibraryComing climate crisis?：consider the past, beware the big fix
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Rowman & Littlefield Distributed by National Book Network,
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| Publisher Address: | Lanham, Md. |
| Publication Dates: | c2010. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Why of where series |
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| Carrier Form: | xix, 411 p.: ; 24 cm. |
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9780742556157 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780742568303 (electronic) 074256830X (electronic) 0742556158 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| Index Number: | P467 |
| CLC: | P467 |
| Call Number: | P467/P247 |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 359-393) and index. The earth system and its ever-changing nature. Introduction ; 4.6 billion years of global change ; Abrupt climate change -- The human factor. A short history of human impacts ; The future: why some people are so concerned while others aren't -- Good intentions and geoengineering. Good intentions gone awry ; Geoengineering schemes ; The record on smaller-scale attempted modifications -- Further cautionary considerations. The possible fallibility of even a strong consensus ; The unknown future : model limitations ; Compounding social pressures -- Avoiding paralysis despite uncertainty. What ar Decisively cutting through the hyperbole on both sides of the debate, the author, a distinguished NASA climatologist brings much needed balance and perspective to the highly contentious issue of climate change. Offering a knowledgeable overview of global conditions past and present, she lays out a compelling argument that our understandings and models are inadequate for confident predictions of the intended and unintended consequences of various projects now under consideration to modify future climate. In this work, she presents a coherent synopsis of the 4.6 billion year history of climate |