The Long Thaw: How Humans Are Changing the Next 100,000 Years of Earth's Climate (Science Essentials)
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| Rating | : | 4.51 (599 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0691148112 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-08-30 |
| Language | : | English |
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Well-reasoned and Informative The Long Thaw is refreshingly free of political overtones, although it attempts to address the thorny issue of what climate change means to humans. The author does this by looking into what the past climate held for the earth, as our planet essentially flip-flopped between very cold and very warm (we have been living in an unprecedented stable period of temperate climate for the last 10,000 years or so).Lots and lots of science here, but none too daunting, that go into detail on how natural warming and cooling. Five Stars brand new.. "Best Scientific Overview" according to Big B. On the back cover is a quote from James Hansen: "This is the best book about carbon dioxide and climate change that I have read." I was doubtful before reading it, but after reading it, I definitely agree. I think it is very well written and easy to read, especially for a complex subject like climate science.You can get bits and pieces of this information from other books, but no book that I have read puts everything together like this one does. And I have read over 20 books dealing with global warming and cli
With a breezy, conversational style, he breaks complex concepts into everyday analogies, comparing for example the oxidation and reduction of carbon dioxide in seawater with an upset stomach. . While Archer is neither grim nor pessimistic, he is forthright about what's at stake, and what must do to avert catastrophe. His models, though conservative, imply that humans won't survive the environmental consequences of severe warming over the next thousand years. From Publishers Weekly With so much dust and noise thrown up by those economic forces opposed to reducing carbon emissions, average readers may be hard-pressed to understand what all the fuss is about. All rights reserved. Divided into three parts-the Present, the Past and the Future-Archer provides a co
If you think that global warming means slightly hotter weather and a modest rise in sea levels that will persist only so long as fossil fuels hold out (or until we decide to stop burning them), think again. In The Long Thaw, David Archer, one of the world's leading climatologists, predicts that if we continue to emit carbon dioxide we may eventually cancel the next ice age and raise the oceans by 50 meters. In fact, a planetwide thaw driven by humans has already begun. But despite the seriousness of the situation, Archer argues that it is still not too late to avert dangerous climate change--if humans can find a way to cooperate as never before. For the first time, humans have become major players in shaping the long-term climate. By comparing the global warming projection for the next century to natural climate changes of the distant past, and then looking into the future far beyond the usual scientific and political horizon of the year 2100, Archer reveals the hard truths of the long-term