Copenhagen Diagnosis Updating the World on the Latest Climate Science

Name: Copenhagen Diagnosis Updating the World on the Latest Climate Science
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ISBN: 9780123869999

ISBN-10: 0123869994

ISBN-13: 9780123869999

Edition: 2011

Authors: 26 Leading Scientists, 26 Leading Scientists Staff

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The Copenhagen Diagnosis is a summary of the global warming peer reviewed science since 2007. Produced by a team of 26 scientists led by the University of New South Wales Climate Research Centre, the Diagnosis convincingly proves that the effects of global warming have gotten worse in the last three years. It is a timely update to the UN's Intercontinental Panel on Climate Change 2007 Fourth Assessment document (IPCC AR4). The report places the blame for the century long temperature increase on human factors and says the turning point "must come soon". If we are to limit warming to 2 degrees above pre-industrial values, global emissions must peak by 2020 at the latest and then decline…

Book details

List price: $52.95
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Elsevier
Publication date: 4/27/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 114
Size: 5.94" wide x 9.00" long x 0.25" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgement


Executive Summary



Greenhouse Gases and the Carbon Cycle



The Atmosphere



Extreme Events



Land Surface



Permafrost and Hydrates



Mountain Glaciers and Ice Caps



Ice Sheets of Greenland and Antarctica



Ice Shelves



Sea Ice



The Oceans



Global Sea Level



Abrupt Change and Tipping Points



Lessons from the Past



The Future


Bibliography


About the Authors