The long thaw : how humans are changing the next 100,000 years of Earth's climate /

The human impact on Earth's climate is often treated as a hundred-year issue lasting as far into the future as 2100, the year in which most climate projections cease. In The Long Thaw, David Archer, one of the world's leading climatologists, reveals the hard truth that these changes in cli...

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Main Authors: Archer, David, 1960-
Published: Princeton University Press,
Publisher Address: Princeton, New Jersey :
Publication Dates: [2016]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Series: Science essentials series
Princeton science library
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Summary: The human impact on Earth's climate is often treated as a hundred-year issue lasting as far into the future as 2100, the year in which most climate projections cease. In The Long Thaw, David Archer, one of the world's leading climatologists, reveals the hard truth that these changes in climate will be 'locked in', essentially forever. A human-driven, planet-wide thaw has already begun, and will continue to impact Earth's climate and sea level for hundreds of thousands of years. With a new preface that discusses recent advances in climate science, and the impact on global warming and climate change, The Long Thaw shows that it is still not too late to avert dangerous climate change--if we can find a way to co-operate as never before.
Item Description: The Long Thaw originally appeared in the Science Essentials series in 2009.
Carrier Form: xii, 180 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages [175]-178) and index.
ISBN: 9780691169064
0691169063
1400880777
9781400880775
Index Number: QC981
CLC: P467-05
Call Number: P467-05/A671