Climate : into the 21st century

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Title:

Climate : into the 21st century

Author:

Burroughs, William James.

ISBN:

9780521792028

Publication Information:

Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003.

Physical Description:

240 p. : ill. (chiefly col.)., maps(col.) ; 28 cm.

General Note:

Includes index.

Abstract:

"In Climate: Into the 21st Century, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) draws on an unrivalled selection of leading experts to provide a balance and global coverage of climate issues. It identifies some of the most arresting examples of climate events, their impact on people's lives, and how we can face the future challenges of climate change. Lavishly illustrated with over 400 colour images and written in an accessible and engaging style, this book will be attractive to a general audience interested in climate issues. It will also be valuable as a teaching resource for students in schools and universities."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject Term:

Climatology.

Added Author:

Burroughs, William James.

Added Corporate Author:

World Meteorological Organization.

Electronic Access:

Table of contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/cam041/2003273656.html
Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/cam041/2003273656.html

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Climate: Into the 21st Century features an unrivalled collection of essays by the world's leading meteorological experts. Compiled by an international team formed under the auspices of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), these fully integrated contributions provide a perspective of the global climate system across the 20th century. The most arresting and extreme climatic events are described. In addition, the book traces the development of our capabilities to observe and monitor the climate system, and outlines our understanding of the predictability of climate on many time-scales. Lavishly illustrated in colour and written in an accessible and engaging style, this book provides a very readable account of the challenges that climate poses at the start of the 21st Century. It will captivate the general reader interested in climate issues, as well as forming a valuable teaching resource.