Global Warming: The Complete Briefing

How much of global warming is due to human activities? How far will it be possible to adapt to changes of climate? Sir John Houghton's definitive, full colour guide to climate change answers these questions and more by providing the best and latest information available, including the latest IPCC findings. The simple, logical flow of ideas gives an invaluable grounding in the science, as well as the physical and human impacts of climate change, for undergraduate students across a wide range of disciplines. Accessible to both scientists and non-scientists, the text avoids mathematical equations and includes more technical material in boxes, while simple figures help students to understand the conclusions the science leads to without being overwhelmed by vast amounts of data. Questions for students to consider and test their understanding are included in each chapter, along with carefully selected further reading to expand their knowledge.

• Global Warming: Understanding the Forecast
• Introduction to Modern Climate Change
• Global Environmental Issues: Selections from CQ Researcher
• Cooler Smarter: Practical Steps for Low-Carbon Living
• The Atlas of Climate Change: Mapping the World's Greatest Challenge
• Climate Change: What Everyone Needs to Know®
• Global Physical Climatology
• Riders in the Storm: Ethics in an Age of Climate Change
• The Global Warming Reader: A Century of Writing About Climate Change
• Planning for Community Resilience: A Handbook for Reducing Vulnerability to Disasters