The change in the weather : people, weather, and the science of climate /

Stevens, William K. 1935-

The change in the weather : people, weather, and the science of climate / People, weather, and the science of climate William K. Stevens. - New York : Dell Pub., 2001. - xxiii, 359 p. ; 25 cm.

"Delta Trade Paperbacks." "Reprinted by arrangement with Delacorte Press"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 328-348) and index.

Origins -- Children of the atmosphere -- The turbulent holocene -- A world full of spirits -- The first meteorological revolution -- The second meteorological revolution -- A primer on weather and climate -- The greenhouse experiment -- Is the world warming? -- Signs and consequences of a warmer world -- Is the weather becoming more extreme? -- Cloudy crystal balls -- The greenhouse fingerprint -- The contrarians -- Rising seas -- The future impact of climate change -- The political response -- Horizons.

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Climatic changes.
Weather.
Human beings--Effect of climate on.