Heat waves in Delhi and Athens. Hurricane Mitch in Central America and tornadoes in the USA. Floods in Britain and China. All unprecedented in severity. Unprecedented in frequency too. What is happening to the world's weather? What are the world's governments doing about it? This book takes us through the science and behind the politics to explore. Topics covered include: climate instability and why we need to worry; the increases in average temperatures and their potential impact; and global warming and the evidence for it ...
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Heat waves in Delhi and Athens. Hurricane Mitch in Central America and tornadoes in the USA. Floods in Britain and China. All unprecedented in severity. Unprecedented in frequency too. What is happening to the world's weather? What are the world's governments doing about it? This book takes us through the science and behind the politics to explore. Topics covered include: climate instability and why we need to worry; the increases in average temperatures and their potential impact; and global warming and the evidence for it. The author asks what can be done, and what sorts of solutions and strategies the scientists are proposing. At the same time, she asks why the politicians are failing to settle on effective action.
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When I bought this book, I was hoping to get a book on environmental justice. Instead, the book is a mere description of the climate negotiations. The author rarely gives her opinion on something. It may be a starting point for a student of environmental law, but for other purposes it is quite useless, as there are far better books on the subject.
