A Short Introduction to Climate Change
eBook - PDF

A Short Introduction to Climate Change

  1. English
  2. PDF
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

A Short Introduction to Climate Change

About this book

A Short Introduction to Climate Change provides a clear, balanced and well documented account of one of the most important issues of our time. It covers developments in climate science over the past 250 years and shows that recent climate change is more than the result of natural variability. It explains the difference between weather and climate by examining changes in temperature, rainfall, Arctic ice and ocean currents. It also considers the consequences of our use of fossil fuels and discusses some of the ways to reduce further global warming. Tony Eggleton avoids the use of scientific jargon to provide a reader-friendly explanation of the science of climate change. Concise but comprehensive and richly illustrated with a wealth of full-colour figures and photographs, A Short Introduction to Climate Change is essential reading for anyone who has an interest in climate science and in the future of our planet. For more information please see http://www.tonyeggleton.id.au/

Frequently asked questions

Yes, you can cancel anytime from the Subscription tab in your account settings on the Perlego website. Your subscription will stay active until the end of your current billing period. Learn how to cancel your subscription.
At the moment all of our mobile-responsive ePub books are available to download via the app. Most of our PDFs are also available to download and we're working on making the final remaining ones downloadable now. Learn more here.
Perlego offers two plans: Essential and Complete
  • Essential is ideal for learners and professionals who enjoy exploring a wide range of subjects. Access the Essential Library with 800,000+ trusted titles and best-sellers across business, personal growth, and the humanities. Includes unlimited reading time and Standard Read Aloud voice.
  • Complete: Perfect for advanced learners and researchers needing full, unrestricted access. Unlock 1.4M+ books across hundreds of subjects, including academic and specialized titles. The Complete Plan also includes advanced features like Premium Read Aloud and Research Assistant.
Both plans are available with monthly, semester, or annual billing cycles.
We are an online textbook subscription service, where you can get access to an entire online library for less than the price of a single book per month. With over 1 million books across 1000+ topics, we’ve got you covered! Learn more here.
Look out for the read-aloud symbol on your next book to see if you can listen to it. The read-aloud tool reads text aloud for you, highlighting the text as it is being read. You can pause it, speed it up and slow it down. Learn more here.
Yes! You can use the Perlego app on both iOS or Android devices to read anytime, anywhere — even offline. Perfect for commutes or when you’re on the go.
Please note we cannot support devices running on iOS 13 and Android 7 or earlier. Learn more about using the app.
Yes, you can access A Short Introduction to Climate Change by Tony Eggleton in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Scienze fisiche & Meteorologia e climatologia. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. A SHORT INTRODUCTION TO CLIMATE CHANGE
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. CONTENTS
  6. PREFACE
  7. 1 THE SPIRIT OF ENQUIRY
  8. 2 GLOBAL WARMING
  9. 3 WEATHER IS NOT CLIMATE
  10. 4 THE THERMOSTAT
  11. 5 DROUGHTS AND FLOODING RAINS
  12. 6 SNOW AND ICE
  13. 7 THE OCEAN
  14. 8 FROM ICE–HOUSE TO GREENHOUSE
  15. 9 THE PAST 2000 YEARS
  16. 10 CARBON DIOXIDE AND METHANE
  17. 11 DENIAL
  18. 12 BET YOUR GRAND CHILDREN’S LIVES ON IT, TOO?
  19. NOTES
  20. INDEX