EAN: 9780231192231

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY EARTH INSTITUTE SUSTAINABIL...

How will future climates be different from today's world - and what consequences will changes
in climate have for societies and their development strategies? This book is a primer on the
essential science for grasping the workings of climate change and climate prediction. It is
accessible for readers with little to no background in science  with an emphasis on the needs
of those studying sustainable development. John C. Mutter gives a just-the-facts overview of
how the climate system functions and what we know about why changes occur. He recounts the
evolution of climatology from the earliest discoveries about Earth's climate to present-day
predictive capabilities  and clearly presents the scientific basis of fundamental topics such
as climate zones  ocean-atmosphere dynamics  and the long-term cycles from glacial to
interglacial periods. Mutter also details the mechanisms of climate change and the ways in
which human activity affects global climate. He explains the science behind some known
consequences of rising temperatures  such as sea level rise  hurricane behavior  and climate
variability. The primer discusses how climate predictions are made and examines the sources of
uncertainty in forecasting. Climate Change Science is a straightforward and easy-to-read
treatment of the fundamental science needed to comprehend one of today's most important issues.

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