Global Warming Unchecked: Signs to Watch forIndiana University Press, 1993 - 186 Seiten "This enlightening book will make a hot day at the beach something to really think about." --Booklist "Essential reading for those who care about humanity's future," --Ata Qureshi, Director, Global Environmental Programs, Climate Institute A "field guide" to the greenhouse effect, Global Warming Unchecked focuses on the near-term changes in weather patterns we can watch for now as indicators of global warming. Bernard warns of the converging crises of climate and energy in the U.S. Unless the U.S. acts now to reduce its dependence on fossil fuels, it will not be able to forestall the looming climatic catastrophe. But does it have the courage and foresight to do so? |
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Signs to Watch for Harold W. Bernard. Global Warming UNCHECKED SIGNS TO WATCH FOR Harold W. Bernard , Jr. INDIANA UNIVERSITY PRESS Bloomington & Indianapolis This One TL8Z - 5LT - 7JWH © 1993 by Harold W. Bernard , Jr. All rights.
... Global warming unchecked : signs to watch for / Harold W. Bernard , Jr. p . cm . Includes index . — ISBN 0-253-20819 - X ( pbk . ) 1. Global warming . 2. Global warming - Social aspects - United States . 3. United States - Climate ...
... Climate Models , and Global Forecasts 6. Pogo Was Right ( " We've Met the Enemy , and He Is Us " ) 7. How Do We Know What's Going to Happen ? 8. Crocodiles in New York 525 97 67 79 PART III / Regional Consequences : The United States 9 ...
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The Warning of the 1980s | 3 |
The Great Drought of the 1990s | 17 |
800 Millibars | 33 |
Paying the Price in the 1990s | 44 |
Dont Put Away Your Parka and Snow Shovel | 55 |
PART II Greenhouse Gases Climate Models | 65 |
How Do We Know Whats Going to Happen? | 87 |
Crocodiles in New York | 97 |
The United States | 109 |
The Great Plains and Midwest | 121 |
The East and South | 131 |
Climate and Energy | 143 |
Is There Any Hope? | 155 |
Signs to Watch For | 172 |
GLOSSARY | 181 |