Managing the climate crisis : assessing our risks, options, and prospects /

"According to the 2014 U.S. climate report, temperatures might increase by 5 degrees even with aggressive strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and could increase by as much as 10 degrees if emissions continue unabated. The report also predicts increases in extreme weather caused by glo...

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Main Authors: Schneider, Robert O. (Author)
Published: Praeger,
Publisher Address: Santa Barbara, California :
Publication Dates: [2016]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Summary: "According to the 2014 U.S. climate report, temperatures might increase by 5 degrees even with aggressive strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and could increase by as much as 10 degrees if emissions continue unabated. The report also predicts increases in extreme weather caused by global warming will continue. It is time to apply the lessons of sustainable disaster mitigation and hazard resilience to respond to the challenges posed by global warming, identify and assess the options we have for addressing the crisis, and create a practical plan for managing the problem"--Publisher's website.
Carrier Form: 247 pages ; 25 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781440839986
1440839980
Index Number: QC903
CLC: P467-05
Call Number: P467-05/S359
Contents: Feeling the heat -- What does science tell us? -- The false debate : a confused public -- Risks and vulnerabilities : making the planetary personal -- Climate change mitigation and adaptation -- Policy options and prospects -- Time is not on our side.