Human impacts on weather and climate

By Sr., Roger A. Pielke, William R. Cotton

Subjects: Nature, effect of human beings on, Weather, Aspect de l'environnement, Influence sur la nature, Influence on nature, Effet de serre (meteorologie), Earth Sciences, Social aspects of Climatology, Environmental aspects of Climatic changes, Effect of human beings on, Meteorology & Climatology, Nonfiction, Human beings, Modification, Science, Nature, Science / Meteorology, Climatic changes, Changements, SCIENCE, NATURE, Temps (meteorologie), Social aspects of Weather, Temps (Meteorologie), Man, Anthropogene Klimaa˜nderung, Environmental aspects, Homme, Earth Sciences - Meteorology & Climatology, Science/Mathematics, Social aspects, Effets de l'homme, Temps (Météorologie), Climatologie, Climat, Aspect social, Anthropogene Klimaänderung, Hiver nucleaire, Climatology

Description: This new edition of Human Impacts on Weather and Climate examines the scientific and political debates surrounding anthropogenic impacts on the Earth's climate and presents the most recent theories, data and modeling studies. The book discusses the concepts behind deliberate human attempts to modify the weather through cloud seeding, as well as inadvertent modification of weather and climate on the regional scale. The natural variability of weather and climate greatly complicates our ability to determine a clear cause-and-effect relationship to human activity. The authors describe the basic theories and critique them in simple and accessible terms. This fully revised edition will be a valuable resource for undergraduate and graduate courses in atmospheric and environmental science, and will also appeal to policy makers and general readers interested in how humans are affecting the global climate.