Science of the Earth, Climate and Energy

Milton W Cole, Angela D Lueking, David L Goodstein

• Publisher: WSPC
• Year: 2018
• eBook ISBN: 9789813233638
• Topic: Biological Sciences
• Subtopic: Global Warming & Climate Change
• Index: Biological Sciences

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Whether on personal health, politics, or climate change, we are constantly bombarded with more numerous 'breaking news' articles than we have time for. In such an environment, how can we tell which to read, or which is even true.

Science of the Earth, Climate and Energy helps readers understand major issues that affect us individually and the world as a whole.

In language that a non-scientist can follow easily, the book first explains the general principles of science, its nature and how it works, with a certain degree of emphasis on the meaning of the words "uncertainty" and "fact, before it goes into the related topics of the earth, its climate and energy sources at a level that does not require a background in science. Finally, the book addresses what individuals and societies can do to mitigate problems associated with both climate change and limited resources.

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• Introduction
• How Science is Done
• Energy, Light and Machines
• Earth
• Climate and Temperature
• General Principles
• Climate Change
• Population of the Earth
• Population Growth
• Fossil Fuels
• Coal
• Clean Coal
• Carbon Sequestration
• Petroleum
• Natural Gas
• Fracking
• Renewable Energy Sources
• What Can We Do
• Remediation of and Solutions to Our Problems

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--> Readership: Members of the general public, support staff to policy makers, and decision makers who wish to have a clear grasp on issues regarding the environment and energy, and who may not have any background in the sciences. -->
Keywords:Climate;Energy;Earth;Population;Change;Resources;Environment;Growth;Warming;Sea Level;Carbon Dioxide;Greenhouse;Nuclear Power;Fossil Fuels;SustainableReview:

"The book is targeted as a General Education textbook for college level teaching. As most good General Education textbooks, the book can also be used as a general education tool for the general public, before and after college education, that wish to familiarize themselves with energy related science. [...] The book is well written with minimal emphasis on quantitative analysis... I highly recommend this fascinating new book."

Professor Micha Tomkiewicz
Brooklyn College and School for Graduate Studies
City University of New York
Key Features:

• Starting with little or no background, the reader can understand the modern science of the earth and energy
• Unlike many books, the nature of science is described carefully and relatively completely
• The controversies about climate change are described in detail, so that the reader can assess the situation for his or herself
• Energy sources are used differently by different nations. Why that is the case is described in the book, so the reader can understand this situation

Table of contents

• Cover
• Halftitle
• Title
• Copyright
• Preface
• About the Authors
• Contents
• Chapter 1: Introduction
• Chapter 2: How Science is Done
• Chapter 3: Energy, Light and Machines
• Chapter 4: The Earth
• Chapter 5: Climate and Temperature — General Principles
• Chapter 6: Climate Change in the Past and Future
• Chapter 7: Population Growth: How Much and Why?
• Chapter 8: Overview of Fossil Fuels
• Chapter 9: Coal, Clean Coal and Carbon Sequestration
• Chapter 10: Petroleum
• Chapter 11: Natural Gas and Fracking
• Chapter 12: Nuclear Energy
• Chapter 13: Renewable Energy Sources
• Chapter 14: What Can We Do? Take Action!
• Chapter 15: Epilogue
• Appendix A: Constants and Conversion between Different Systems of Units
• Appendix B: Scientific Notation
• Appendix C: Maximum Potential for Solar Energy
• Index