Life in Europe Under Climate Change (ePub)
(Sprache: Englisch)
Life in Europe will indeed go on as the climate changes, but not in
the same way as before. The air will be warmer, winds will change,
patterns of rainfall and snowfall will alter, and sea level is
likely to rise. These phenomena are already being seen....
the same way as before. The air will be warmer, winds will change,
patterns of rainfall and snowfall will alter, and sea level is
likely to rise. These phenomena are already being seen....
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Life in Europe will indeed go on as the climate changes, but not in
the same way as before. The air will be warmer, winds will change,
patterns of rainfall and snowfall will alter, and sea level is
likely to rise. These phenomena are already being seen. Europe will
in the future experience marked changes in vegetation cover,
increased floods along rivers and coastlines as well as more
frequent droughts and forest fires, often leading to large societal
costs. The changes will be minor in some cases, profound in others,
but in any case, pervasive.
This book uses the most up to date information issued by
the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change),
and informs readers about these effects, as well as showing
how Europe is contributing to attempts to slow the tempo of global
climate change, and how it can adapt to the climate change that
seems unavoidable.
Life in Europe under Climate Change makes essential
information on climate impacts in Europe accessible to a broad
audience, including students, politicians, planners and members of
non-governmental organizations.
the same way as before. The air will be warmer, winds will change,
patterns of rainfall and snowfall will alter, and sea level is
likely to rise. These phenomena are already being seen. Europe will
in the future experience marked changes in vegetation cover,
increased floods along rivers and coastlines as well as more
frequent droughts and forest fires, often leading to large societal
costs. The changes will be minor in some cases, profound in others,
but in any case, pervasive.
This book uses the most up to date information issued by
the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change),
and informs readers about these effects, as well as showing
how Europe is contributing to attempts to slow the tempo of global
climate change, and how it can adapt to the climate change that
seems unavoidable.
Life in Europe under Climate Change makes essential
information on climate impacts in Europe accessible to a broad
audience, including students, politicians, planners and members of
non-governmental organizations.
Autoren-Porträt von Joseph Alcamo, Jorgen E. Olesen
Joseph Alcamo is Chief Scientist of the United NationsEnvironment Programme where he is responsible for engaging the
scientific community in the policy arena to help solve global
environmental problems. He is on leave as Professor of
Environmental Science and Engineering and Director of the Center of
Environmental Systems Research at the University of Kassel,
Germany. He was a coordinating lead author of the assessment of
climate impacts in Europe in the Fourth Assessment report of the
IPCC.
Jørgen E. Olesen is Professor of agriculture and
climate change at Aarhus University in Denmark. He was a lead
author in the Fourth Assessment report of the Intergovernmental
Panel on Climate Change. He was a member of the Commission on
Climate Change Policy for the Government in Denmark. He is a member
of the Danish Council on Ethics, and he chairs the food and
agriculture group of the Danish green think tank CONCITO.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autoren: Joseph Alcamo , Jorgen E. Olesen
- 2012, 1. Auflage, 312 Seiten, Englisch
- Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
- ISBN-10: 1118268717
- ISBN-13: 9781118268711
- Erscheinungsdatum: 23.03.2012
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