CLIMATE: CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE

By N. GIDAO

CONTENTS ? PART ONE CLIMATE CHANGE 1 HOW CLIMATE WORKS 2 NATURAL CAUSES OF CLIMATE CHANGE 3 HUMAN CAUSES OF CLIMATE CHANGE 4 HOW SCIENTISTS LEARN ABOUT PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE CLIMATE 5 CLIMATE CHANGE THROUGH EARTH HISTORY 6 CLIMATE NOW ? PART TWO VISIBLE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE 7 EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON THE ATMOSPHERE AND HYDROSPHERE 8 EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON THE BIOSPHERE ? PART THREE A WARMER FUTURE 9 FUTURE CONSEQUENCES OF GLOBAL WARMING 10 THE TIPPING POINT ? PART FOUR APPROACHING THE CLIMATE CHANGE PROBLEM 11 HUMAN RESPONSE 12 MITIGATION AND ADAPTATION CONCLUSION