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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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 |