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Usable thoughts : (Record no. 23524)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9789280811865
040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE
Original cataloging agency UNU Library
Transcribing agency UNU Library
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Glantz, Michael H.
245 00 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Usable thoughts :
Remainder of title climate, water and weather in the twenty-first century
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Place of publication, distribution, etc. Tokyo
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2010
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. United Nations University Press
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xv, 246 p.
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note

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".
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note

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".
505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Title 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 .
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Topical term or geographic name entry element TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY
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650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
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650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element LIFE
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650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element WATER
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650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element METEOROLOGY
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650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element PLANETS
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650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element CLIMATE CHANGE
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700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Ye, Quian
856 ## - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Uniform Resource Identifier https://collections.unu.edu/eserv/UNU:2542/ebrary9789280811865.pdf
Link text Free access
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Withdrawn status Lost status Damaged status Use restrictions Not for loan Collection code Permanent Location Current Location Shelving location Date acquired Total Checkouts Full call number Barcode Date last seen Price effective from Koha item type Source of classification or shelving scheme
          Environment United Nations University Library United Nations University Library General Stacks 2009-12-01 2 ENV B33936 B33936 2022-01-19 2012-11-21 Book  
          UNU Publications United Nations University Library United Nations University Library General Stacks 2009-12-01 1 UNU 2010 B33937 B33937 2022-03-25 2012-11-21 Book  
          Environment United Nations University Library United Nations University Library   2016-10-06   ENV B33936 c.2 B34881 2022-01-19 2016-10-06 Book  


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