Glantz, Michael H.
Usable thoughts : climate, water and weather in the twenty-first century - Tokyo 2010 United Nations University Press - xv, 246 p.
Introduction
Rates and processes of a changing climate: The year 2020
is the new 2050...
1 Our Perceptions of Climate ...
A century of discovery
What is climate?..
The challenge of measuring global climate..
Climate patterns...
Implications of variability ...
Where people live ...
viii CONTENTS
What people think about their climate...
The possible impact of human activities ...
Our increasing vulnerability....
Changing sensitivity to climate...
Climate from historical accounts....
Twentieth century climate change....
2 The Climate System...
Our knowledge of climate ....
Which events matter? ...
Learning by experience; exploiting new technologies...
Northern middle latitude winter storms ....
Drought and dust ...
Understanding tropical cyclones....
Trends in tropical cyclone numbers.....
El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) ...
Drought in Africa ...
Human effects on climate: Urbanization ....
Human effects on climate: Greenhouse gases ...
Human effects on climate: Atmospheric particulates ..
Human effects on climate: Deforestation and desertification...
Human effects on climate: Ozone layer depletion.....
CONTENTS ix
3 Impacts of a Varying Climate ....
Suffering and costs ...
The impacts of climate fluctuations..
Learning from experience .....
Climate and biodiversity....
Weather, climate and warfare ....
Major temperate zone droughts ...
Storm surges ...
Tropical storms...
Sahel – the nature of desertification ....
Floods around the world ....
ENSO – impact on agriculture .....
Other ENSO impacts ...
Heatwaves ....
Exceptional weather and climate events....
Freshwater: Life’s precious resource...
4 Climate for a Better Society ....
The rise of technology ...
Climate knows no boundaries...
Serving society’s needs ...
x CONTENTS
Tracking climate ....
Predicting the seasons.....
Food and fibre production .....
Energy and society ....
The earth’s freshwater resources .....
Seeking answers on climate change....
5 The Century Ahead.....
Immediate challenges...
Adapting to future change..
Protecting the planet and its people....
Future surprises?....
Concluding Thoughts
The Limits to Growth and The Kyoto Protocol: The need for
“tipping point” assessments .
9789280811865
TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
LIFE
WATER
METEOROLOGY
PLANETS
CLIMATE CHANGE
Usable thoughts : climate, water and weather in the twenty-first century - Tokyo 2010 United Nations University Press - xv, 246 p.
UNU B33937
- This book presents a collection of thought-provoking statements about various aspects of climate, water, weather and society that are taken from the 2003 World Meteorological Organization (WMO) publication "Climate: into the 21st century".
ENV B33936
- This book presents a collection of thought-provoking statements about various aspects of climate, water, weather and society that are taken from the 2003 World Meteorological Organization (WMO) publication "Climate: into the 21st century".
Introduction
Rates and processes of a changing climate: The year 2020
is the new 2050...
1 Our Perceptions of Climate ...
A century of discovery
What is climate?..
The challenge of measuring global climate..
Climate patterns...
Implications of variability ...
Where people live ...
viii CONTENTS
What people think about their climate...
The possible impact of human activities ...
Our increasing vulnerability....
Changing sensitivity to climate...
Climate from historical accounts....
Twentieth century climate change....
2 The Climate System...
Our knowledge of climate ....
Which events matter? ...
Learning by experience; exploiting new technologies...
Northern middle latitude winter storms ....
Drought and dust ...
Understanding tropical cyclones....
Trends in tropical cyclone numbers.....
El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) ...
Drought in Africa ...
Human effects on climate: Urbanization ....
Human effects on climate: Greenhouse gases ...
Human effects on climate: Atmospheric particulates ..
Human effects on climate: Deforestation and desertification...
Human effects on climate: Ozone layer depletion.....
CONTENTS ix
3 Impacts of a Varying Climate ....
Suffering and costs ...
The impacts of climate fluctuations..
Learning from experience .....
Climate and biodiversity....
Weather, climate and warfare ....
Major temperate zone droughts ...
Storm surges ...
Tropical storms...
Sahel – the nature of desertification ....
Floods around the world ....
ENSO – impact on agriculture .....
Other ENSO impacts ...
Heatwaves ....
Exceptional weather and climate events....
Freshwater: Life’s precious resource...
4 Climate for a Better Society ....
The rise of technology ...
Climate knows no boundaries...
Serving society’s needs ...
x CONTENTS
Tracking climate ....
Predicting the seasons.....
Food and fibre production .....
Energy and society ....
The earth’s freshwater resources .....
Seeking answers on climate change....
5 The Century Ahead.....
Immediate challenges...
Adapting to future change..
Protecting the planet and its people....
Future surprises?....
Concluding Thoughts
The Limits to Growth and The Kyoto Protocol: The need for
“tipping point” assessments .
9789280811865
TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
LIFE
WATER
METEOROLOGY
PLANETS
CLIMATE CHANGE