The Atlas of Climate Change. Mapping the World's Greatest Challenge
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Author(s): K. Dow and T. E. Downing
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1844073769
Format: softback
112pp
Price: £12.99
Review Date: 15 November 2006
Review: This well-illustrated book provides the grounding that one needs for informed discussion about climate change. It is divided into seven parts – each part covering a different aspect of climate change: the signs from around the world that give warning of climate change; the forces of change (the climate system, greenhouse effect) and the interpretation of past climates and predictions for the future; the drivers of change such as the burning of fossil fuel and the increase in vehicle use; the expected consequences; the current international response to climate change; and the personal measures one can take. The last chapter includes relevant data, country by country, on the water resources, emissions and population distribution.