| Series |
Global viewpoints
Global viewpoints. ^A1035875
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| Contents |
Extreme weather around the world. Extreme weather and climate change / Daniel Huber and Jay Gulledge -- How the oceans influence climate / The United Nations Environment Programme -- An intriduction to climate change and global warming / Anup Shah -- Sea level rise and coastal cities / Erin A. Thead -- Hurricanes and climate change / John McQuaid -- Weird weather? / Christine Ottery -- The effects of extreme weather. Climate impacts on human health / U.S. Environmental Protection Agency -- Climate change and animal health / Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Juan Lubroth -- Extreme weather events and sustainable development / Muhammad Afzal and Salim Barbhuiya -- Climate change and food / International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies -- Climate change and famine / Physicians for Social Responsibility -- Extreme weather and global warming. How we know global warming is real and human caused / Donald R. Prothero -- Is global warming really that bad? / Melissa Denchak -- Climate justice and equity / Anup Shah -- The Paris Climate Summit and cutting greenhouse gases / Murray Hiebert -- Is climate change caused by human activity? / Frank Thomas -- Coping with extreme weather. What countries are doing to tackle climate change / NPR News Staff -- Technologies for Adaptation to climate change / Peter Stalker -- Engaging the private sector in adaptation to climate change / Bonizella Biagini and Alan Miller -- Climate change and reducing disaster risk / United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2017016483 |
| ISBN | 9781534501140 (library bound) |
| ISBN | 9781534501126 (pbk.) |
