The Long Thaw: How Humans Are Changing the Next 100,000 Years of Earth's Climate (Science Essentials) | 
 enlarge | Author: David Archer
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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ISBN: 0691136548
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Publication Date: October 26, 2008
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pIf you think that global warming means slightly hotter weather and a modest rise in sea levels that will persist only so long as fossil fuels hold out (or until we decide to stop burning them), think again. In iThe Long Thaw/i, David Archer, one of the world's leading climatologists, predicts that if we continue to emit carbon dioxide we may eventually cancel the next ice age and raise the oceans by 50 meters. By comparing the global warming projection for the next century to natural climate changes of the distant past, and then looking into the future far beyond the usual scientific and political horizon of the year 2100, Archer reveals the hard truths of the long-term climate forecast./pp Archer shows how just a few centuries of fossil-fuel use will cause not only a climate storm that will last a few hundred years, but dramatic climate changes that will last thousands. Carbon dioxide emitted today will be a problem for millennia. For the first time, humans have become major players in shaping the long-term climate. In fact, a planetwide thaw driven by humans has already begun. But despite the seriousness of the situation, Archer argues that it is still not too late to avert dangerous climate change--if humans can find a way to cooperate as never before./pp Revealing why carbon dioxide may be an even worse gamble in the long run than in the short, this compelling and critically important book brings the best long-term climate science to a general audience for the first time./p
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Excellent introduction by expert for general audience December 4, 2008
John Mashey (Portola Valley, CA United States)
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This concise (180-page), clearly-written book is an excellent first book on climate science for the general audience, generally not requiring knowledge beyond that of high school. br / br /Since climate science is often befogged by climate anti-science articles and books, before buying a book, it is helpful to check the author before buying. Does the author have a sustained track record of publishing relevant articles in *peer-reviewed science journals*, is still doing so, and whose results get referenced and used by other working scientists? Nothing else really counts for much, in science. br / br /In Archer's case, this is easy: br / br /go to Google Scholar, enter: br /David Archer carbon br / br /Hint: serious expert. br / br /Of the 50 or so books I own that discuss climate, this has jumped into the small group I recommend to people who ask "where should I start?" br / br /I usually tell them to read a few books first to build a coherent science knowledge base, before spending much time on blogs and websites. It is worth reading several different treatments for comparison, contrast and complementary emphases. br / br /My starter kit of generally-accessible climate science books is now: br / br /1) This book. br / br /2) William F. Ruddiman, Plows, Plagues, and Petroleum - How Humans Took Control of Climate (2005) br / br /3) Michael E. Mann, Lee R. Kump, Dire Predictions - The illustrated guide to the findings of the IPCC (2008) br / br /You can buy all 3 for less than $50.
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