Global Warning ... Global Warming
Editorial Reviews
Book Description
To understand and constructively participate in the current debate on global warming and its consequences, it is essential to have a guide to the playing field. Dr. Melvin A. Benarde's book is this guide and more. It is, in fact, a Baedeker through the minefields of uncertainty which currently bedevil much of the discussion on global warming. He contends that predictions of global warming and its consequences generated by mathematical models are too often taken as holy writ. When, in fact, he states, they can only be seen as tentative. Anything else severely tortures the data. Without this rendering the current discussions border on babble. Bias, prejudice, and hidden agendas are everywhere and can be obstacles and pitfalls for the unprepared and unwary. By no means does he shrug off the idea of a possible warming trend. Dr. Benarde takes this fully into account and discusses in generous detail the alternatives reasonable people would pursue in the face of prodigious uncertainty. Consequently the book goes well beyond any of the others currently in print in describing the shortcomings of the warming thesis, why the stable climate of the past 10,000 years may, or may not, change, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of a warmer world. Clearly, this fully documented book is essential reading for anyone interested in understanding the panoply of issues inherent in the possibility of climate change and contributes to much needed meaningful dialog.
The publisher, John Wiley & Sons
Provides insights into the formidable array of issues which, in a warmer world, could impinge upon every facet of readers' lives. Examines climatic change and long-term implications of global warming for the ecosystem. Topics include the ozone layer and how it works, the greenhouse effect, the dangers of imbalance and its effects on human and animal life and more. Disruptions to the basic ecology of the planet are discussed as well as the real scientific evidence for and against aberrant climatic shifts. The author also examines workable social and political programs and changes that must be instituted to avoid ecological disaster.
Global Warning ... Global Warming
Global Warning ... Global Warming,Melvin A. Benarde,Wiley-Interscience,0471513237,Climate Changes,Climatic changes,Environmental Conservation & Protection - General,Environmental Science,Environmental Studies,Global warming,Nature,Nature/Ecology,Climatology,Science / Environmental Science
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