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Fixing climate : what past climate changes reveal about the current threat--and how to counter it / Wallace S. Broecker and Robert Kunzig.
| Author/creator | Broecker, Wallace S. |
| Other author | Kunzig, Robert. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 1st ed. |
| Publication Info | New York : Hill and Wang, 2008. |
| Description | xvi, 253 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Contributor biographical information |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Taming the beast -- Pyramid lake -- Finding science -- Ice ages and the Serb theory -- Proving Milankovic, doubting Milankovic -- Carbon dioxide and the keeling curve -- Where the carbon goes -- A conveyor belt in the ocean -- Conveyor jams, climate lurches -- Why worry? -- Ice melts, sea level rises -- Megadroughts of the past -- The drying of the future -- Green is not enough -- Scrubbing the air -- Disposing of carbon -- Fixing climate. |
| Abstract | An unconventional study of the issue of global warming focuses on the root cause of the problem--the influx of carbon dioxide into Earth's atmosphere--and argues that only the development of new technologies can reduce carbon dioxide output. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-240) and index. |
| LCCN | 2008004445 |
| ISBN | 9780809045013 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 080904501X (hardcover : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | QC981.8.C5 B738 2008 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |