The Challenge of global warming / edited by Dean Edwin Abrahamson.
| Other author | Abrahamson, Dean E. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Washington, D.C. : Island Press, ©1989. |
| Description | xviii, 358 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Global warming: the issue, impacts, responses / Dean Edwin Abrahamson -- Greenhouse effect: impacts on current global temperature and regional heat waves / James E. Hansen -- Changing atmosphere: implications for global security / Toronto Conference -- Scientific consensus / Villach (Austria) Conference -- Biotic causes and effects of the disruption of the global carbon cycle / George M. Woodwell -- Effects of globalwarming on biological diversity / Robert L. Peters -- Developing policies for responding to climate change / Jill Jaeger -- Greenhouse effects and impacts on physical systems / John Firor -- Scientific basis for the greenhouse effect / Gordon MacDonald -- Changes in soil moisture/ Syukuro Manabe. |
| Contents | Effects of climatic change on water supplies in the western United States / Roger R. Revelle and Paul E. Waggoner -- Causes and effects of sea level rise / James G. Titus -- Greenhouse surprises / Wallace S. Broecker -- Sources, sinks, trends, and opportunities / Peter Ciborowski-- Global warming, acid rain, and ozone depletion / Ralph Cicerone -- Observed increases in greenhouse gases and predicted climatic changes /V. Ramanathan -- Methane, CFCs, and other greenhouse gases / Donald R. Blake -- Dangers from climate warming: a public awakening / Rafe Pomerance -- One last chance for a national energy policy / Ralph Cavanagh, David Goldstein, and Robert Watson -- Analysis of the Montreal protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer / Office of Technology Assessment -- Near-term congressional options for responding to global climate change / William R. Moomaw. |
| Local note | Little-287052--305130048800W |
| General note | Includes index. |
| Bibliography note | Bibliography: p. 327-336 |
| LCCN | 89001830 |
| ISBN | 0933280874 (alk. paper) : |
| ISBN | 0933280866 (pbk. : alk. paper) : |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | QC981.8.G56 C42 1989 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |