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our future on a hotter planet

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An edition of Six degrees (2007)

Six degrees

our future on a hotter planet

  • 2.50 ·
  • 2 Ratings
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  • 2 Have read

In accessible journalistic prose, author Lynas distills what environmental scientists predict about the consequences of human pollution for the next hundred years, degree by degree. At 1 degree Celsius, most coral reefs and many mountain glaciers will be lost. A 3-degree rise would spell the collapse of the Amazon rainforest, disappearance of Greenland's ice sheet, and the creation of deserts across the Midwestern United States and southern Africa. A 6-degree increase would eliminate most life on Earth, including much of humanity. Based on authoritative scientific articles, the latest computer models, and information about past warm events in Earth history, this promises to be an eye-opening warning that humanity will ignore at its peril.--From publisher description.

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English
Pages
335

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Cover of: Six degrees
Six degrees: our future on a hotter planet
2008, National Geographic
Hardcover in English
Cover of: Six Degrees
Six Degrees: Our Future on a Hotter Planet
January 22, 2008, National Geographic
Hardcover in English
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Six degrees: our future on a hotter planet
2007, Fourth Estate
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Published in

Washington, D.C

Table of Contents

One degree
Two degrees
Three degrees
Four degrees
Five degrees
Six degrees

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. [305]-328) and index.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
551.6
Library of Congress
QC981.8.G56 L983 2008, QC981.8.G56L983 2008

The Physical Object

Format
Hardcover
Pagination
335 p. ;
Number of pages
335

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL24743514M
Internet Archive
sixdegreesourfut00lyna
ISBN 10
142620213X, 1426203853
ISBN 13
9781426202131, 9781426203855
LCCN
2007030864
OCLC/WorldCat
154760123

Work Description

A well documented summary of studies relating to the effects of climate change. The chapters are organized by the effects on people, the economy,and the climate for every additional degree of temperature increase. The book is written for an educated layman and is quite interesting. Over half of the book is dedicated to an extensive bibliography which is very thorough and useful for further research.

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