Climate change science an essential reader Richard C.J. Somerville

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Somerville, Richard, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Climatic changes.

Climate Change.

climate change.

Medical Subjects:

Climate Change.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Cambridge New York, NY Cambridge University Press 2026

Summary:

"Written by an established climate change scientist, this book introduces readers to cutting-edge climate change science. Unlike many books on the topic that devote themselves to recent events, this volume provides a historical context and describes early research results as well as key modern scientific findings. It explains how the climate change issue has developed over many decades, how the science has progressed, how diplomacy has (so far) proven unable to find a means of limiting global emissions of heat-trapping substances, and how the forecast for future climate change has become more worrisome. A scientific or mathematical background is not necessary to read this book, which includes no equations, jargon, complex charts or graphs, or quantitative science at all. Anyone who can read a newspaper will understand this book. It is ideal for introductory courses on climate change, especially for non-science major students"-- Cambridge University Press

Contents:

Reflections on the UN climate change negotiations in Bali

The passing of a climate prodigy

Climate change, irreversibility, and urgency

Climate change and the 2016 election

How to deal with climate change denying Uncle Pete

Wildfires and climate change

Facts and opinions about climate change

Weaning a house and the world from fossil fuels : lessons learned

Preparation

Stories

Language

Solutions

The greenhouse effect

The Keeling Curve

The temperature record

Climate in the future

Numerical weather prediction

Modeling the climate system

Climate feedbacks

Predictability

How climate models work

The sixth assessment report of the IPCC

If I were president : A climate change speech

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Online resource; title from PDF title page (Cambridge University Press, viewed November 18, 2025)

Other Format:

Print version Somerville, Richard Climate change science

ISBN:

9781009691147

1009691147

OCLC:

1523236022

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