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Storm warnings : Climate Change and Extreme Weather by Scientific American Editors is a science book available to read on EtoBox.

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<br> Hurricanes. Blizzards. Flooding. Drought. If extreme events like these seem to be on the rise, it’s for apparent reason. The first three-quarters of 2012 brought the worst European winter in 25 years; massive flooding in Australia, Brazil and China; a deepening drought affecting over 50% of the US; and Hurricane Sandy inflicted massive damage on the Northeast US. The likelihood of these extreme weather events are increasingly being tied to anthropogenic—or manmade, mostly through overproduction of carbon dioxide—global warming. It’s no longer an abstract idea; it’s being felt locally, on every level.<br> This eBook, Storm Warnings: Climate Change and Extreme Weather, gives you the tools to better understand what’s behind climate change, what might be in store during the coming decades and how we can begin to reverse the detrimental effects mankind has had on the atmosphere. The first half of the book focuses on those unprecedented weather events and the science behind them, from the devastation of Hurricane Sandy to the collapse of glacial ice shelves in the Antarctic. Chapter 5 delves into greenhouse gas emissions and their effect on global warming, including an excellent pie

Who reads Storm warnings : Climate Change and Extreme Weather?

Author

Scientific American Editors

Publisher

The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc

Published

2022

Language

EN

ISBN

9781466824171

Category

science

Subjects

Fiction, Reference, Science

Rating

3.89 / 5 (3 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14