UNSETTLED (UPDATED AND EXPANDED EDITION) : WHAT CLIMATE SCIENCE TELLS US, WHAT IT DOESN'T, AND WHY I

Εκδότης: BENBELLA BOOKS
Συγγραφέας: STEVEN KOONIN
Isbn: 9781637745250
Διαστάσεις: 229Χ152Χ26
Αριθμός σελίδων: 384
Ημερομηνία έκδοσης: 10/6/2004
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Περιγραφη

"'Greenland’s ice loss is accelerating.' 'Extreme temperatures are causing more fatalities.' 'Rapid 'climate action' is essential to avoid a future climate disaster.' You've heard all this presented as fact. But according to science, all of these statements are profoundly misleading. With the new edition of Unsettled, Steven Koonin draws on decades of experience - including as a top science advisor to the Obama administration - to clear away the fog and explain what science really says (and doesn't say). With a new introduction, this edition now features reflections on an additional three years of eye-opening data, alternatives to unrealistic “net zero” solutions, global energy inequalities, and the energy crisis arising from the war in Ukraine. When it comes to climate change, the media, politicians, and other prominent voices have declared that “the science is settled.” In reality, the climate is changing, but the why and how aren’t as clear as you’ve probably been led to believe. Koonin takes reader